I think there is need for economic stimulus... and government can help make that up in a very difficult time.

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.

Securing the border is priority number one.

Growing our economy means allowing individuals, and particularly those in the middle class, to be able to keep more of their money. It also means that people in the middle class and modest incomes to be able to pay for their retirement, to get a down payment for a home, to send a child to college.

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

I would explain to my children very simply that the defense of liberty is a cause that exacts a very high price in the history of humankind.

I've been as consistent as human beings can be.