We ought to be people of compassion. And being people of compassion means we deny ourselves, and our self centeredness.

America needs optimistic leadership to revive national soul.

The problem is we have a Wall Street-to-Washington access of power that has controlled the political climate. The donor class feeds the political class who does the dance that the donor class wants. And the result is federal government keeps getting bigger.

My purpose is to make sure that we protect every American, wherever that American is, and if an American is calling out for help, whether it's in Benghazi or at the border, then we ought to be able to answer it.

No one is more important to the future of our state than our teachers.

The more that all of the external things began to materialize, the less the internal things began to crystallize.

Kenneth Copeland is a friend, innocent until proven guilty.