You can cooperate and not compromise your core values. But I'm a realist with the philosophy that sometimes you've got to take bites out of the apple instead of the whole apple.

Washington politicians should not be treated any differently than any other American. That's what people are fed up with.

There wasn't a bigger issue in my campaign than Obamacare. Everyone I talk to, every business, a lot of family farmers, are concerned about how this will affect them.

I am conservative, there's no doubt about it. But you can be conservative and still work with people, and that's what my intentions are.

We must take away the government's credit card. With limits on both tax revenue and borrowing, the Federal government would finally be forced to get serious about spending cuts.

I have established the republic. But today it is not clear whether the form of government is a republic, a dictatorship, or personal rule.

We'd be very happy to work with any government of the day which the people in India elect.

I think politics is important. It's how we run our society. I think it should be natural to have an interest in the subject, and I almost don't understand why some people don't.