Reasonable people can reasonably disagree on policy.

As in nature, politics abhors a vacuum. Without a strong voice for more moderate leadership, the Tea Party is filling that vacuum.

My brother is one of my true heroes. Steady and sober where I am impulsive and emotional.

It's much more powerful and compelling to create a positive vision than it is to tear somebody down.

Negativity drove me out of politics in the mid-Nineties.

Limited government, low taxes, controlled spending and debt, and a restrained regulatory environment make Texas work.

Marketers know - no matter how deep the emotional connection or brand loyalty - when a product does not perform, rational thought overtakes emotion, and most consumers make a new choice.