Like the vast majority of Americans, I've opposed same-sex marriage, but I've also opposed unjust discrimination against anyone, for racial or religious reasons, or for sexual preference. Americans are a tolerant, generous, and kind people. We all oppose bigotry and disparagement. But the debate over same-sex marriage is not a debate over tolerance. It is a debate about the purpose of the institution of marriage and it is a debate about activist judges who make up the law rather than interpret the law.

I want to invest in research. Research is great. Providing funding to universities and think tanks is great. But investing in companies? Absolutely not.

The president may be a nice guy, but he's just over his head.

My father and I marched with Martin Luther King Jr. through the streets of Detroit.

The mantle of leadership for promoting the principles of peace has fallen to America. We didn't ask for it. But it's an honor that we have it.

People who are government servants, public servants, should not be paid more than the taxpayers who are paying for it.

Together we will build an America where hope is a new job with a paycheck, not a faded word on an old bumper sticker.