There are some things that you can always bet on. One is that when Congress comes up with a new program it never works right over the long haul. Another is, when Congress goes to fix the mess it has made the mess only gets worse.

When you have a gutless Congress a lawless president can do pretty much what he chooses.

Government should work to insure the rights of the individual, not plot to take them away.

The executive branch has grown too strong, the judicial branch too arrogant and the legislative branch too stupid.

Freedom is our most precious commodity and if we are not eternally vigilant, government will take it all away. Individual freedom demands individual responsibility.

One other thing I think a conservative believes is that the parents, not government, are and should be responsible for the upbringing and behavior of their children.

I'm not a social friend of the Reagans. That's by their choice and by mine. They don't drink enough.