I admire John Boehner greatly. He's a great public servant. I think people are going to miss him in the long run because he's a person that is focused on solving problems.

We have huge national security issues in this country, and the United States Senate ought to be pushing President [Barack] Obama towards the proper policies that right now are a complete disaster based on his policies.

It comes down to a choice between the Little Sisters and Big Brother, and I'm going with the Sisters.

We need a serious leader to deal with this. And I believe I'm that guy.

I kind of know what my job is, it's to develop a message that's hopeful and optimistic about the future of the country, to develop ideas that will give people a sense that they can lift up, and to tell them about my leadership skills to make it so.

You have to remember that in a state like Florida, independent voters will decide the election.

If we want to destroy radical Islamic terrors, we can't disassociate ourselves from peace loving Muslims.