What would you think of a person who earned $24,000 a year but spent $35,000? Suppose on top of that, he was already $170,000 in debt. You'd tell him to get his act together - stop spending so much or he'd destroy his family, impoverish his kids and wreck their future. Of course, no individual could live so irresponsibly for long. But tack on eight more zeroes to that budget and you have the checkbook for our out-of-control, big-spending federal government.

It’s not about electing the right people. It’s about a narrowing their responsibilities.

I never wanted to be an anchor for 25 years, and suddenly I wanted to be one.

Patrick Henry did not say, 'Give me absolutely safety or give me death.' America is supposed to be about freedom.

I'm a libertarian. It's a terrible word.

Patrick Henry didn't say, "Give me safety, or give me death."

A system that rewards politicians skilled at campaigning - which is the art of creating an illusion - and that puts hundreds of billions of coerced taxpayer dollars at the disposal of the winners will tend to attract men and women with a comparative advantage in manipulation.