When you talk about change, you know what makes it really tough for people is on the one hand you've got tradition, and on the other hand you've got change; in many people's mind, change equals modernization. Tradition, however. I'm a big tradition guy.

The successful human being is adaptable. We have to adapt to changes in weather. We have to adapt to changes in climate. We have to adapt to changing economic circumstances. People that don't have the flexibility to adapt or who are afraid of change or who oppose it are going to be left behind.

How does conservatism find its way into the body politic? I think most people actually live their lives that way, but they have been poisoned into not voting that way because the brand - conservatism brand, Republican brand - has been summarily destroyed over the years.

"Just give your life to us and stop worrying about things," is what Obama's message is, and people don't want to do that.

Money is the mother's milk of everything, and it certainly is the mother's milk of politics.

It is not about promoting a distinct and great American culture because today's Democrat Party does not believe in one.

There hasn't been a military force like the United States of America in the history of the world.