We must never forget what government is not. Government is not a philanthropic organization. Government is not the family. And government certainly is not the church.

We are wide open and vulnerable and in all likelihood an activist judge will strike down our Defense of Marriage Act, our state law against gay marriage, this year. And in all likelihood, we will have gay marriage in 2004 in Minnesota , if we don't get this amendment on the ballot for November.

That's part of the problem, the overkill. And when they make it complicated, they make it expensive and so then you can no longer stay in business.

We aren't using Guantanamo Bay anymore to take additional terrorists. That was the perfect facility to be able to use to extract information from people to keep the American people safe.

The big thing we are working on now is the global warming hoax. It’s all voodoo, nonsense, hokum, a hoax.

I pledge to you I'm not a talker. I'm a doer.

I'm not involved in light, frivolous matters. I'm not involved in fringe or side issues. I'm involved in serious issues.