Conservatism has had from its inception vigorously positive, intellectually rigorous agenda and thinking. That agenda should have in my three pillars: strengthen the economy, strengthen our security, and strengthen our families.

I just think the American people had expected that the president of the United States would be able to describe what he's going to do in the next four years. But he can't. He can't even explain what he's done in the last four years.

Sometimes I wonder whether Washington's liberal politicians truly understand the greatness that is America.

Today's misery is real unemployment, home foreclosures and bankruptcies. This is the Obama Misery Index - and it's at a record high. It's going to take more than new rhetoric to put Americans back to work - it's going to take a new president.

I'm not going to say to Putin that he'll get more flexibility after the election. After the election he'll get more backbone.

Staple a green card to their diploma - welcome to the United States of America! We want those people in our country.

Washington is broken. I know what it takes to get this country back, and will work with good Democrats and good Republicans to do that.