I've been really at the highest levels of American political life.

I have stood up and I have represented my constituents to the best of my abilities, and I'm very proud of that.

Individual consciences are fine but individual consciences have to be made manifest.

Everything that you are taking advantage of, inventing and using, is still a generation or two behind when it comes to the U.S. government.

Let's have Michael Bloomberg run the whole thing. Did a great job on this stuff in New York. If you want to spend at least what we already are on the poor but actually get results, go for it!

I have to confess that it's crossed my mind that you could not be a Republican and a Christian.

I think Barack Obama had the right idea [on negotiations with enemies], and the bottom line is that of course there have to be conditions. But, of course it doesn't do us any good to not talk with our adversaries.