The basis of conservatism is a desire for less government interference or less centralized authority or more individual freedom...

If you think you can - you can!

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

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.

You and I are told increasingly we have to choose between left or right. Well, I'd like to suggest there is no such thing as a left or right. There's only an up or down.

Everyone is a liberal until they have something to conserve. Then they become a conservative.

Yes, the deficit doctors have their scalpels out all right, but they're not poised over the budget. That's as fat as ever and getting fatter. What they're ready to operate on is your wallet.