There really has not been a strong Republican message to either the poor or the African American community at large.

I don't use labels a lot.

The problem is that the economy isn't growing fast enough to accommodate the level of spending produced through the democratic process.

When democratic governments create economic calamity, free markets get the blame.

The real problem is deflation. That is the opposite of inflation but equally serious to the borrower.

The zeitgeist is for cutting spending and balancing the budget. But I do not want the Republican Party to be perceived as putting the budget ahead of people, jobs and education.

The chance to own a home; chance to own an education; chance to get access to capital. This is the real civil rights battle of the twenty-first century.