I figured that the only way to really be successful is to be focused on a mission and to pursue the business career and pursue politics with everything I've got and not get off my game.

I just wanted to get it out after Labor Day. Better to do it sooner rather than later.

It's been a couple hard weeks for us all.

We don't want heavy equipment on saturated soil because we've already had a problem with sinking.

I would support the full investigation of this matter and all of the national security issues at a minimum, but I would oppose turning over control of such important assets ... to a company owned by a foreign government.

I would take my supporter list over anybody else's list any day of the week.

If it rains for 40 days and 40 nights, yeah.

From the water the park will look majestic. I can't wait to see it.

From beginning to end including the primary, I've always said it's going to take $5 million-plus to defeat Melissa Bean.

I feel good we ... knocked on the doors and ran on a message of keeping taxes low and reducing spending in Washington.