I also go on long walks with my dog, a golden retriever named Breeze-and I work out with weights at a health club a couple of times a week.

In fact, my mom always told me because I was the daughter of an Army officer born overseas in Paris, France, that under the Constitution she believed that I could never run for president.

If we are going to commit American troops, we must be certain they have a clear mission, an achievable goal and an exit strategy.

The travel and tourism industry, it's just a huge part of our economy.

I can't imagine anyone who doesn't think the world is safer without a tyrant who murdered his own people, used weapons of mass destruction against them and flouted the world for so many years.

It is somewhat perplexing that fellow Republicans would attack a popular conservative governor of a very conservative state whose overwhelming re-election proved a conservative philosophy can erase the gender gap and attract a record number of minority voters while remaining true to conservative principles.

My faith instills in me a deep sense of humility and gratitude, reminding me how often I fall short and how much I need the savior, and how thankful I am that God has done for us what we could not do for ourselves.

For the year after I left government service, I worked as a consultant to the Republican National Committee because the lawyers advised that was the proper way for me to comply with ethics regulations and continue to advise the President.

The fundamental difference between us and the terror network we fight is that we value every life.

We are all strong-willed, forceful personalities and the President encourages vigorous debate.

Frankly, the people probably most interested in having computer lists on disk are junk mail vendors and solicitors.