We Don't Need Someone Who Can Think.

Spending Is Not Caring. Spending Is What Politicians Do Instead Of Caring. Spending More Does Not Guarantee Success. Politicians Like To Measure Spending Because It Is Easier Than Measuring Actual Metrics Of Accomplishment.

I Know The Activists I Deal With, We Sort Of Try And Check Each Other To Make Sure That We Haven't Gone Native, That You Come To Washington Thinking It's A Cesspool, You Don't Want To End Up Thinking It's Really A Hot Tub And Getting Used To It. So That's Something One Has To Keep An Eye On All The Time.

I Don't Want To Abolish Government. I Simply Want To Reduce It To The Size Where I Can Drag It Into The Bathroom And Drown It In The Bathtub.

The Goal Is To Reduce The Size And Scope Of Government Spending, Not To Focus On The Deficit. The Deficit Is The Symptom Of The Disease.

Twenty-five Years Ago, I Created The Taxpayer Protection Pledge At The Federal Level. Then I Brought It To The State And Local Level. About 97 Percent Of The Republicans In The House And 85 Percent In The Senate Have Signed On, And The Number Of Candidates Who Have Taken The Pledge Is Even Higher. It's Become A Party Position.