I don't know a country in the world that doesn't have borders and doesn't want to know who is coming into their country.

Taxpayers have long memories, especially when it comes to how their hard-earned money is spent.

Everybody who makes any kind of policy needs to substitute teach. But you've got to be a real teacher. You can't just go to a couple of classes with the regular teacher there. It is an incredibly hard job.

Some of my colleagues argue that by further curtailing our Second Amendment rights, they can enhance public safety. Fine, the burden of proof is on them.

Business and politics have a wholesome and an unwholesome interface. You have to eliminate the unwholesome interface.

The polarization of Congress; the decline of civility; and the rise of attack politics in the 1980s, the 1990s, and the early years of the new century are a blot on our political system and a disservice to the American people.

When all is said and done and the e-book is written about politics and the Internet, it is not going to be about the presidential election. It will be about the smaller elections in aggregate that have a huge effect on people's lives.

In a free country, government is a dull and onerous responsibility. It is a parent-teacher conference.