I think people are confused about what the Tea Party is. I mean, they were a broad cross-section of Americans who came together concerned about our debt and our spending. And they're interested in constitutional, limited government. And so they're not one group of people. They're thousands of small groups all over the country.

I drive Fords, and I've driven American cars all my life, and I want to have a strong American manufacturing sector, especially in automobiles.

Allow states to opt out of No Child Left Behind.

Too many Americans are dependent on federal government.

Quantitative easing prints money & causes inflation.

Government-run schools can't instill morals and character.

I don't need to be asking for money for local museums and other projects just to make me look good back home.