Probably my worst quality is that I get very passionate about what I think is right.

We can't go to people who have lost their job at GM and say, 'Oh, by the way, we are going to pay money to build a road here or inoculate children there,' unless we can demonstrate that it is in America's interest. I happen to think it is.

Remember what Teddy Roosevelt did. Yes, he took on what he saw as the excesses in the economy, but he also stood against the excesses in politics. He didn't want to unleash a lot of nationalist, populistic reaction. He wanted to try to figure out how to get back into that balance that has served America so well over our entire nationhood.

I'm sorry. I don't recall

You have the power to pursue your own dreams.

What I have proposed would be paid for by raising taxes on the wealthy, because they have made all the gains in the economy.

We know the IRS has made clear there is no prohibition on releasing it when you're under audit.