I never got into politics for it to be a career.

The Republican Party is terrific at determining how a program will impact the federal budget, but we're not nearly as good as the Democrats in explaining to people how our agenda will directly benefit them and their families.

I would caution all of us or I would remind all of us that any candidate that we support, they are going to be flawed.

Well, Mark, I led the charge for five or six years to get reforms for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. I was chairman of an organization called 'FM Policy Focus.' What we were saying was, if there was blip in the housing market, Fannie and Freddie would destabilize the greatest economy in the world.

I have often said one of the reasons more blacks don't support Republicans is because they don't trust the GOP establishment.

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.

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