The American dream does not happen by asking Americans to accept what's immoral and wrong in the name of tolerance.

Consider in Washington, around the country today we are talking about balanced budgets, paying down our national debt, getting the economy going, defending ourselves, activist judges. Newt Gingrich did all those things when he was speaker. We got tax relief. We got balanced budgets. We got, you know, job creation. We paid down our national debt.

There can't be opportunity or jobs without investment and profit.

Affirmative action is a little like the professional football draft. The NFL awards its No. 1 draft choices to the lowest-ranked team in the league. It doesn't do this out of compassion or guilt. It's done for mutual survival. They understand that a league can only be as strong as its weakest team.

Some might think that George W. Bush had his shortcomings, but let me tell you something - history's going to be kind to George W. Bush.

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

Death and taxes may be inevitable, but they shouldn't be related.