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 believe that smaller government is better government. But I also believe that in the areas where government does play a legitimate role, we should demand that it is done better.

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

In my teenage years I was as addicted to great pop as I was to free jazz, electronic music, and hardcore blues.

We for sure need to secure the border. I think we need to enforce the legal system. I'm not for amnesty, I'm not an advocate of the plans that have been pushed here in Washington... we need to find a way for people to have a legitimate legal immigration system in this country, and that doesn't mean amnesty.

But Mitt Romney understands, like I understand, that people - not governments - create jobs.

You see, here in America there's a reason why we celebrate the 4th of July and not April 15th because in America we celebrate our independence from the government, not our dependence on it.