"You know, Republicans went to Washington to change the culture, to change the city. Instead, they became changed by Washington. Now, it doesn't do any good for us to look backwards or to fight amongst ourselves. We need to be looking forward."

“I’m not worried about where Barack Obama is from. I’m worried about where he’s going.”

“When the Republican Party is no longer the party of fiscal conservatism then clearly I would argue that we've lost our way.”

“This is a serious storm that has caused serious damage in our state … We're pleased we haven't seen breaches in the levees. We're pleased we haven't seen major flooding in New Orleans or the places that flooded before. But there are serious challenges.”

“Immigration without assimilation is an invasion.”

“Whether you voted for him or not, whether you supported the new leaders of Congress or not, they're our president, they're our Congress, they need our prayers, they need our support.”

“To succeed, we have to be the party of change, we have to root out corruption in our own ranks and we have to be the party of solutions.”