Our laws governing lobbying and campaign contributions have struck the right balance between the wishes of the people and those of private industry so why are we so quick to doubt that the same great results can be achieved by putting the government's justice-dealing branch on the same market-based course?

Clinton's successor in the White House George W. Bush was committed to expanding government spending for faith-based initiatives.

From the beginning there have been some religious leaders who greeted the funding of faith-based social services by government with ambivalence.

Whatever you may think of the proposed mosque and community center lost in the heat of the debate has been a basic question: Should government attempt to deny private citizens the right to build a house of worship on private property based on their particular religion?

If I had been under ObamaCare and a beaurocrat had been trying to tell me when I could get that CT scan that would have delayed my treatment. I was able to get the treatment as fast as I could based upon my timetable and not the government's timetable. That's what saved my life.

As Americans we don't see the role of government as guaranteeing outcomes but allowing free men and women to flourish based on their own vision their hard work and their personal responsibility.

A people and their religion must be judged by social standards based on social ethics. No other standard would have any meaning if religion is held to be necessary good for the well-being of the people.

If the critics are right that I've made all my decisions based on polls then I must not be very good at reading them.

A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers.

Every good relationship especially marriage is based on respect. If it's not based on respect nothing that appears to be good will last very long.