America needs a president who understands the nature of the world we live in.

The problem is that agencies sometimes lose sight of common sense as they create regulations.

Being a POW certainly doesn't qualify anyone to be president.

I'm offering myself up. I'm saying that if I have the background, the capability and the concern to do this and I'm doing this for the right reasons... but I'm not particularly interested in running for president, but I think I'd make a good president. Nowadays, the process has become much more important than I think it used to be.

But obviously, we can't afford to make some bad long-term decisions with regard to basic commitments our country has - trade those away for some short-term assistance that may or may not be there a month from now.

You can't substitute promise after promise with known violators of prior promises at the expense of protecting ourselves or setting an example.

For example, lead paint in old houses can be a greater threat to children's health than lead that may be under some industrial site where there are no children