We need the private sector to create jobs. If the government could create jobs Communism would have worked, but it didn't.

Ensuring fairness in the American workplace should be a cornerstone of our economic policy.

I think about my grandfather who's 89 years old, and the last thing he needs is more money out of his pocket.

I think you hear, at least as an undertone, and it's going to grow louder, is that we believe that capitalism is the mantra of the day and anything that creeps towards socialism is a problem.

And the Tea Party represents many of us who believe that we are taxed enough already. We believe in free markets.

Certainly I feel like I'm the tip of the arrow at times because certainly the national media wants to talk about the fact that I'm a black Republican and some people think of that as zany that a black person would be a conservative but to me what is zany is any person black, white, red, brown or yellow not being a conservative.

After watching the video, the senseless shooting and taking of Walter Scott's life was absolutely unnecessary and avoidable. My heart aches for the family and our North Charleston community. I will be watching this case closely.