Perhaps religious conscience upsets the designs of those who feel that the highest wisdom and authority comes from government.

It strikes me as odd that the free exercise of religious faith is sometimes treated as a problem, something America is stuck with instead of blessed with.

Washington has to become an ally of business, not the opposition of business.

China has an interest that's very much like ours in one respect, and that is they want a stable world. They don't want war. They don't want to see protectionism. They don't want to see the world break out into various forms of chaos.

I feel very deeply about the need to respect and tolerate people of different social - or sexual orientation. But at the same time, I believe marriage should be preserved as an institution for one man and one woman.

I wish President Obama had succeeded because I want America to succeed.

I'm not going to apologize for being successful.