"A parent knows an individual child's needs better than a set of guidelines will.  A group of parents and teachers in a community will almost always know what's best for that community's students, than that of state board of education."

“Abortion should never be used as a method of birth control, but the consequences of making it a black market procedure are too high.  My stance is that it should be Safe, Legal, Rare and Privately Funded.”

“Every election we hear about the trouble with our public education systems.  Despite all of the attention and lip service this critically important issue receives, we continue to see vast opportunity for improvement.  I have personally seen the devastating effects of failing schools.  They impact our children in profound ways.”

“I'm that guy who just trusts a little too much.”

“You don't have to be a horse's butt to win this game; you can't be an angel, but you sure don't have to be an ass.”

“The game is giant, but my marriage is even bigger.  I love my wife, and you will hear me say to others, “We might have to get rid of Laura, maybe,” but there is no way I would ever write my wife's name down--I don't see it.  I already told Laura, “If you have to, because I know I'm gonna be a lot bigger target than you,” if Laura has to write my name down, it's more than fine, it's more than fine.”

“The right to be secure in your home so long as you are doing no harm to others is a founding principle of this country and that includes being secure from unwarranted invasion, search or seizure by government agents or bureaucrats.”