My husband and I had five biological children but we also have been raising 23 foster children.

We saw the president of the United States engage American troops in a fourth conflict in a foreign land. This is historic.

My husband and I had five biological children but we also have been raising 23 foster children.

If there was one word on a motivation or world view, that one word would be 'liberty.' That's what inspires me and motivates me more than anything - just the concept of freedom, liberty, what it means.

I would agree that President Carter didn't live up to the expectation we all had when he came in 1976. My husband and I were young idealists who worked on his campaign.

The Minnesota Republican hierarchy didn't want me to run against their incumbent in 2000; they didn't know who I was. And once many party bigwigs did get to know me, they weren't sure that I could win the seat.

I want to be America's Margaret Thatcher. I will be the next Iron Lady.