It is a tremendous sacrifice to run for political office in America today.

Fighting with the media almost always is a mistake. You can't win the argument, the media has the last word, and most times your argument is not justified.

You can't sell a book in America if you don't dump on Bush. That's the cheapest shot in the world. You cannot get an advance, and you can't sell a book because the publishers are all people who hate Bush and hate Republicans.

Show me a man or woman with a mission, and I'll show you somebody that's tougher to beat.

You've got to attract interest in your candidate. The problem when you're running far behind is that you've got to move through those positive phases very quickly. Then, you have to draw attention to the other guy. You've got to create interest in why you differ from him and you've got to create a desire to remove him.

Almost everything I do is related to my ability to hire good people. I don't take much of the credit myself. I think I have a good eye.

Television and I grew up together.