Crucial to understanding federalism in modern day America is the concept of mobility, or 'the ability to vote with your feet.' If you don't support the death penalty and citizens packing a pistol - don't come to Texas. If you don't like medicinal marijuana and gay marriage, don't move to California.

One of the reasons that Im running for president is I want to make sure that every young man and woman who puts on the uniform of the United States respects highly the president of the United States.

From time to time there are going to be things that occur that are acts of God that cannot be prevented.

Texas created more jobs in 2008 than the rest of the states - combined.

Great leaders have an ability, a characteristic of analyzing very good talent, and empowering that talent.

I've never struggled with that at all....in the state of Texas, if you come into our state and you kill one of our children, you kill a police officer, you're involved with another crime and you kill one of our citizens, you will face the ultimate justice in the state of Texas, and that is, you will be executed.

Spreading the wealth punishes success while setting America on course for a greater dependency on government.