Black, white, rural, urban, Democrat, Republican, independent. People who come from both ends of the socio-economic spectrum. Male, female. Young and old alike. This is our Kentucky.

There's not one person in this state who believes they are going to have a job in my administration... There's not one person who I've promised anything to.

Have you ever been offered a job by a poor person? No one has.

I always said... I want to be the one who creates jobs. I want to be the guy who develops the wealth of the nation.

The phenomenon of home schooling is a wonderful example of the American can-do attitude. Growing numbers of parents have become disenchanted with government-run public schools. Many parents have simply taken matters into their own hands, literally.

The American polity is infected with a serious imbalance of power between elites and masses, a power which is the principal threat to our democracy.

I think Barack Obama and his team believe that the federal government is best prepared to handle virtually everything in our lives. I mean, they're socialists in every respect of the word and I think they'd like to take over everything in our lives if they could, including health care.

My difficulty with the whole right-left construct is that I don't think it describes modern politics or the modern choices that people face in the world.