I'm not competing in Iowa for a reason.

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.

People truly reaching across boundaries - be they religious or race, political or geographic. A state that is sincerely civil and respectful of each individual's pathway toward life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness will be our goal.

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

Our political debates today are corrosive and not reflective of the belief that Abe Lincoln espoused back in his day: that we are a great country because we are a good country.

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

If we can't find cuts in the defense budget, we're not looking carefully enough.