I'm ashamed that Congress finds billions for pork-barrel subsidies but fails to find money for veterans' health care.

Some urge we do nothing because we can't be certain how bad the (climate) problem might become or they presume the worst effects are most likely to occur in our grandchildren's lifetime. I'm a proud conservative, and I reject that kind of live-for-today, 'me generation,' attitude. It is unworthy of us and incompatible with our reputation as visionaries and problem solvers. Americans have never feared change. We make change work for us.

Why the hell do I have to keep updating my apps on my iPhone all the time and why you don't fix that?

I think that Donald Rumsfeld will go down in history as one of the worst secretaries of defense in history. We are paying a very heavy price for the mismanagement - that's the kindest word I can give you - of Donald Rumsfeld, of this war.

In California, it's hard to buy all the media, no matter how much money you raise or spend, because it's such a huge state.

Do we really want another politician in the White House America can't trust?

I believe strongly that we should have nominees to the United States Supreme Court based on their qualifications rather than any litmus test.