At the end of the day, capital is a coward. It's going to flee from wherever it perceives risk to be present in the marketplace.

The reality, sitting ten thousand miles away, is that we remain the country that inspires. We remain that shining city on a hill.

I come from a long line of saloon keepers and proselytizers, and I draw from both sides.

I respect the president. He and I have a difference of opinion on how to help the country we both love. But the question each of us wants the voters to answer is who will be the better president, not who is the better American.

In a day and age of global competition and instantaneous financial flows, you have to be highly sensitive to the way in which tax policy impacts your overall competitiveness as a country.

I think we have to be very sensitive to our need to compete, moving forward, and a lot of that is tied to tax policy.

And the trajectory that our debt is taking now beyond $14 trillion is going to have an impact on our currency. It goes south, and our currency's going to have an impact on our standard of living and affect every family in this country, and over time, our international competitiveness.