You balance the budget by restraining the growth of government and encouraging the growth of the private sector.

I was a severely conservative Republican governor.

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.

Instead of just giving lip service to improving our schools, I will actually put the kids first and the teachers union behind in giving our kids better teachers, better options and better choices for a better future.

I'm not concerned about the very poor. We have a safety net there. If it needs a repair, I'll fix it.

We can believe as we want, but we should not force our beliefs on others.

I will fight for oil, coal and natural gas.