I should not be judged by a standard that's not applied to everyone else.

In a very weak economy, when you say 'cut government spending,' what you mean is you're laying off school teachers and you're de-funding various programs that put money into the economy. This means you have more unemployed people that then draw unemployment benefits and don't pay taxes.

The people who watch Fox are not going to watch CNN. You know, lets be honest.

Having your fiscal house in order and having a more manageable macro-economic future is going to be very useful in creating growth.

My friends all say I’m going to be Secretary of State, [but] I don’t see how that would be much different from the job I have now

Street protests in Saudi Arabia might warm our hearts, but they could easily lead to $250 a barrel oil and a global recession.

Alaska itself is an unusual state.