When we leave money in the hands of taxpayers, they buy things, they pay taxes, they grow government.

I think we need to make sure that we are putting Social Security on a sustainable path. It's absolutely something that the federal government is going to be involved in, in the future.

A jury could very well conclude that this is a case of buyer's remorse.

What I have said is that I think the federal government and we as a society have come too far in trying to separate good organizations that perform good functions for people just based on the fact one has a religious association and one doesn't.

While I think the earth is warming, I don't think that man-made causes are the primary factor.

I think women as well as men are concerned about jobs and the economy and spending and, and other issues. They're concerned that when their kids graduate from college they have an economy and they have a future in this country and they, they have the same opportunity that we've had and our grandparents have had.

I don't believe in deadlines, I don't believe in telling the enemy when we're going to withdraw.

Well, we certainly need to raise the retirement age. I've told my 19-year-old and my 22-year-old that they're not going to be getting retirement benefits at age 62.

The corporate income tax, in particular, is a tax that puts American corporations at a disadvantage.

If 'extreme' means that I am unwilling to go to Washington, D.C., and do what President Obama tells me, then so be it. But I am certainly not going to Washington, D.C. to represent the interests of D.C. I'm going there to represent Colorado values.

I think that, you know, this is a different year than most years. We've got to tell the American people that we have to live with less. We have a $13.5 trillion debt. And the only way to do that is an honest campaign with honest people.

In my political career, I'd like to see a constitutional balanced budget amendment.

We've got to make sure our younger workers understand that as life expectancy increases, the retirement date for benefits increases also.

In my life, I'd like to play more golf and, and get a decent handicap.