Professional politicians like to talk about the value of experience in government. Nuts! The only experience you gain in politics is how to be political.

Government can and must provide opportunity, not smother it; foster productivity; not stifle it.

...100% of what is collected is absorbed solely by interest on the Federal Debt...all individual income tax revenues are gone before one nickel is spent on the services taxpayers expect from government.

I know that it is often difficult to stand up for one's beliefs when they are being harshly challenged. But as one who has seen many challenges over a long lifetime, I can assure you that personal faith and conviction are strengthened, not weakened, in adversity.

Let me make our goal in this program very clear: jobs, jobs, jobs, and more jobs. Our policy has been and will continue to be: What is good for the American worker is good for America.

There are simple answers to the nation's problems, but not easy ones.

If it takes a bloodbath now let's get it over with.