I don't have to muzzle myself when I'm a civilian. When you're a governor, you kind of have to do it, because you represent the whole state. You have to leave your personal opinions to yourself a lot. I learned that.

I decided to run for governor because I got mad... I want to make government more directly accountable to the people.

If you tell the truth, you don't need a long memory.

Russia has two bases outside of Russia. America has 178 military bases throughout the world. Who's the aggressor?

People in this country need to understand when you go to any airport in the United States, you are not protected by the Constitution or the Bill of Rights. They can do anything they want to you, and there is no where you can go to seek redress.

What do we have for veterans? Government-run health care. I understand that. Congressmen and senators... they get five choices of government-run health care. Why should a congressman and senator get anything more than a regular citizen does? Why are they privileged and the rest of us aren't?

Is it government's job to make up for someone's mistakes?