The unions say 'last hired - first fired,', we say hire and fire based on merit. We want the best and brightest in the classroom.

I hate big government, but I really hate a government that doesn't work. So when 'they say we either have to raise taxes or cut core services,' it's actually a 'false choice.

I joke with my kids, who love history, that I'll be the only governor to be elected twice in his first term.

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

I think in the end the big issue is that the private sector still needs more help. And the answer is not more big government. I know in my state our reforms allowed us to protect firefighters, police officers, and teachers.

We showed that when we say 'Wisconsin is open for business', we mean it.

One of the things I get amused by is when my opponent talks about the middle class.