Let's do more than say the 'Pledge of Allegiance.' Let us live it!

This deal is a sugar-coated satan sandwich. If you lift the bun, you will not like what you see.

Community colleges need to be upgraded. We got to have training for real jobs. We've got a lot of jobs that are going unfilled because we don't have the technology in the heads of graduating college students to deal with them.

We can be fervent in our disagreements without being factitious with our beliefs.

One thing I've learned - and I've said this to Republicans and Democrats - is, bees cannot sting and make honey at the same time. They have to make a choice. Either they are going to be a stinger or a honey-maker, and I contend that honey is a symbol of legislation and, the nuclear language used by members is the stinger, and you can't do both.

I have family in Tanzania. I can't even explain the joy of riding through the Tanzania national park and seeing giraffes run across the road and elephants over in a pond and baboons running.

The truth of the matter is the tone is toxic here in Washington, and we have been exporting it around the country.