I don't think you need to run down someone's reputation in order to run for the office of president.

This is a time when the United States should be standing tall. There is no other leader in the world today. We shouldn't be approaching conflicts as a team sport. We either get in an we lead and we do a good job, or you don't get in at all.

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'm a very spiritual person and proud of my Mormon roots.

I'm not competing in Iowa for a reason.

In any walk of life, a positive, upbeat outlook trumps any adversarial act. Revenge is counterproductive. Unproductive emotions limit one's ability to move forward, to focus, to think positively, to act creatively.

But economic recovery must be earned. And it will be earned by entrepreneurs and it will be earned by small businesses.