I want to say this about my state. When Strom Thurmond ran for president, we voted for him. We're proud of it. And if the rest of the country had followed our lead, we wouldn't have had all these problems over all these years either.

It is America, I don't want the government trying to control more of my life. I want less government control, and I think there are too many government regulations, laws and taxes on the books.

There are people who don't vote for a lot of reasons, sometimes as a statement.

A poor choice of words conveyed to some the impression that I embrace the discarded policies of the past. Nothing could be further from the truth, and I apologize to anyone who was offended by my statement.

It seems that nearly every American either has a share of federal spending or has a close relative who does.

Money is becoming one of the most corrosive elements of politics.

I want the President to look across the country and find the best man woman or minority that he can find