I intend to make America strong again. I'm going to be the champion of the middle class, where I came from. If you make me your president, our best days are ahead. I'm ready to be commander-in-chief, ladies and gentlemen, on day one. I intend to win a war that we cannot afford to lose.

I think I've done more right than wrong on foreign policy. I've criticized the president for being weak and indecisive. I've been a problem solver in Washington and I think I've got something to offer the party and nation.

If Barack Obama cannot appreciate that our troops are winning in Iraq, he should not be their Commander in Chief.

No employer is going to hire robustly until they know what the health care cost is going to be.

The legal system in Afghanistan is very immature and porous.

The Constitution is a living, breathing document that can speak to you and nobody else.

I'm for Simpson-Bowles. It doesn't raise taxes, it closes loopholes and takes the money we would give to a few people and put it on the debt.