Mitt Romney turned businesses around in the private sector. He saved the Winter Olympics.

So why am I facing a recall election? Simple: the big government union bosses from Washington want their money. They don't like the fact that I did something fundamentally pro-worker; something that's truly about freedom.

Like many places across the country, Wisconsin lost more than 100,000 jobs from 2008 to 2010. Unemployment during that time topped out at over 9%.

I have not made any plans for the future, and my wife would kill me if I announced anything before that.

There could not be a more stark contrast between Wisconsin and Illinois.

You hear some people talk about border security and a wall and all that. To me, I don't know that you need any of that if you had a better, saner way to let people into the country in the first place.

Governors should be defined not just by what they do and say, but who they surround themselves with.