I was criticized at some level within the Republican Party by those who say government should not be in the economic development business at all. My response is that the only country I know that doesn't have an economic development plan is Papa New Guinea.

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.

When America closes its doors, so does everybody else.

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

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

I'm not competing in Iowa for a reason.

It's taken a lot of presidents to get us where we are today, a lot of deployments, a lot of wars, a lot engagements. You add them all up.