You cannot compare America and Russia.

In the middle of a recession no tax increase is justified because it kills jobs, and any tax increase is a job-killing measure and should be defeated.

Military tribunals to lock people up the way Lincoln did.

I think the destructive, vicious, negative nature of much of the news media makes it harder to govern this country, harder to attract decent people to run for public office.

I believe we are now in a struggle over whether or not we are going to save America.

I'm moderately optimistic. We Americans are an enormous country with more than 300 million people so there's reason for optimism.

Now, I know among the politically correct, you're not supposed to use facts that are uncomfortable.