I hate to sound sort of diffident about it but it strikes me that a lot of people on the right have got active lives and are doing other things.

You're entitled in this country to worship as you please or to not worship. It's one of the great things that defines us as a nation, and it's at the heart of what it is to be in America.

Mr. Obama plans to boost federal spending 25 percent while nearly tripling the national debt over 10 years. Americans know that this kind of spending will have economic consequences, including new taxes being imposed by the new progressives.

If you decide to become a political actor, then the things that you say and you do become subject of public scrutiny and comment.

I hate to sound sort of diffident about it but it strikes me that a lot of people on the right have got active lives and are doing other things.

To be able to compete, we've got to improve our education system, our litigation environment, our tax code, our health system and our trading policies if we're going to be as strong economically in the years ahead.

It's time to put America at the front of all of our agendas and to find ways to work together on common ground.