My opinion is borne out of my childhood, my faith, my beliefs. That marriage is between one man and one woman.

I've got 11 brothers and sisters.

They have called Operation Iraqi Freedom a war of choice that isn't part of the real war on terror. Someone should tell that to al Qaeda.

The American people think the government in Washington is too big. That it spends too much. And - and that it's totally out of control. They want something done about it.

I talked to a lot of employers who just are, are fearful of what's coming next out of Washington. It's all the spending, it's all the debt. It's their national energy tax, they want to call it cap and trade - more mandates, higher costs, more taxes. Their healthcare bill - more mandates, higher costs, higher taxes.

Before the trip began we mapped out three primary goals: 1) to see and meet with our American troops, and thank them for their bravery and sacrifice; 2) to assess the security situation in Iraq; and 3) to give our support to Iraq's national unity government.

Our freedoms were born in the ideals of the Enlightenment and the musket fires of an historic revolution.