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

The only thing I can do is tell the truth as I see it and let the chips fall where they may.

Affirmative action based on quotas is wrong - wrong because it is antithetical to the genius of the American idea: individual liberty.

Pro football gave me a good sense of perspective to enter politics: I'd already been booed, cheered, cut, sold, traded and hung in effigy.

I think Bush understands the Internet and the incredible expansion of global e-commerce.

I don't use labels a lot.

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.