The American people should be free to advocate for their candidates and their positions without burdensome limitations.

I like PBS. I love Big Bird ... But I'm not going to keep on spending money on things to borrow money from China to pay for it.

I don't just talk about change. I actually have a plan to execute change and make it happen.

That said, your values will not always be the object of public admiration. In fact, the more you live by your beliefs, the more you will endure the censure of the world.

The 'blind trust' is an age-old ruse. You give a blind trust rules. You can say to a blind trust, don't invest in properties which would be in conflict of interest or where the seller might think they're going to take advantage from me.

The TARP program was nevertheless necessary to keep banks from collapsing in a cascade of failures.

America has to stand by our allies. I think the tension that existed between Israel and the United States was very unfortunate.