We know from our own history that democratic institutions take decades to mature, and we know from past conflicts that freedom is not free.

I've developed a lot of reform proposals myself and been accused of trying to destroy Social Security, when the whole point was to try to save it. I think most people know that Social Security is bankrupt.

Freedom solutions - cross-state insurers; health cooperatives.

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.

A free and stable Iraq will be a shining light against the shadow of Islamic extremism.

It doesn't make sense to have to do the wrong thing in order to do the right thing.

You've got the Democratic Party that now depends on more government spending and actual building the dependence on government in order to increase their political party.