As both a former governor and a Naval officer I can tell you energy security remains among biofuels' most important benefits.

The decision to join or not join a service union, political party or other organization should be left up to the individual. No such organization has the right to take money out of the pockets of state workers without their proper consent.

The demands of the present must stand above the political habits of the past.

Over the next four years, we will be bold. We will be willing to experiment. We will not fear failure.

We stand in the shadow of Jefferson who believed that a society founded upon the rule of law and liberty was dependent upon public education and the diffusion of knowledge.

As both a former governor and a Naval officer I can tell you energy security remains among biofuels' most important benefits.

The spirit and determination of the people to chart their own destiny is the greatest power for good in human affairs.