The Democratic Party is the party of the status quo.

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 only way to oppose a bad idea is to replace it with a good idea.

We are going to make sure that America is open to legal immigration because that is wealth and the talent and the entrepreneurial skills for the 21st Century.

Every team requires unity. A team has to move as one unit, one force, with each person understanding and assisting the roles of his teammates. If the team doesn't do this, whatever the reason, it goes down in defeat. You win or lose as a team, as a family.

We want peace with all our hearts. But peace cannot be achieved through weakness.

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