Now Republicans are a more interventionist party than they have been at any time since George W. Bush left office.

Americans don't like the way Washington operates. They don't like Washington. They don't like the way things are going.

The corporations who invest in lobbyists, it pays in terms of tax loopholes, tax subsidies, all the rest. It pays. Clearly, the money has a big effect.

The president has to have the trust, earn the trust, maintain the trust of people in order to lead. And there's nothing that will lose it quicker than a sense that he's in it for a quick buck.

The studies that show the reason Washington real estate is booming and there are so many lobbyists in town, it does pay.

You want a leader, Western leader, English-speaking? Mitt Romney.

Let's not pretend that all of a sudden, this is some new system.