I don't know if anybody has moved up the ladder more quickly than I have.

I'm looking forward to the day when America will mature to the point that we are a color-blind society. I'm not so sure that in politics that will ever be reality, because politics has a way of separating us based on skin color.

Too many Americans live by Republican principles of faith, family, hope and opportunity, but vote for Democrats out of sheer habit.

The measure of a man is not how great his faith is, but how great his love is. We must not let government programs disconnect our souls from each other.

In addition, there is one title I cherish a great deal more than Congressman and that is the title of... Dad.

Individual responsibility, hard work, paying attention in school, faith, family all these things are important.

I would love to be associated with some sports organization. I was a journalism major. That's kind of intriguing, to do something in the political-commentary arena.