The question is what will Mitt Romney do as president if his policy is simply to be hands off and let the government be made so small it can be drowned in a bathtub. In the 21st century global economy, no state alone has the ability to compete against China.

With respect to the environment in our state and our state's future - in addition to water which is very important here - I think it is crucial for him to make a sincere commitment to energy efficiency, fuel efficiency, by helping us to produce those cars of the future

I certainly never thought I would run for office myself. If someone had suggested it, I would have laughed out loud.

Obviously we want to keep the jobs we've got.

Truly, to blame the president for high gas prices is like blaming Rudy Giuliani for 9/11.

We're on the cusp, on the brink, of enormous change in this country.

Our economic competitors ... are eating us for lunch, and we can get in the game or not. We can be at the table, or we can be on the table.