We've gone astray from first principles. We've lost sight of the rule that individual freedom and ingenuity are at the very core of everything that we've accomplished. Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.

It's just too bad we can't have an epidemic of botulism.

Good citizenship and defending democracy means living up to the ideals and values that make this country great.

Of the many messages found in the Hanukah story, the one that has always inspired me most is this: with a strong faith in the Almighty, nothing is impossible; and without the help of our Creator, we labor in vain.

May every day be a new beginning, and every dawn bring us closer to that shining city upon a hill.

It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first.

Yes, deficits are a problem. I've been saying so for more than a quarter of a century now. But the problem is not the size of the deficit, it's the size of government's claim on our economy.