A Successful Economic Development Strategy Must Focus

We Will Meet Our Challenges Head On And We Will Do It By Rejecting The Politics Of Mediocrity And Corruption. You Voted For Change; I Intend To Deliver It. ... I Will Govern As A Reformer.

I Should Say If Anybody Wants To Tape My Conversations, Go Right Ahead, Feel Free To Do It. I Appreciate Anybody Who Wants To Tape Me Openly And Notoriously, And Those Who Feel Like They Want To Sneakily, And Wear Taping Devices, I Would Remind Them That It Kind Of Smells Like Nixon And Watergate.

Parents Don't Need Government To Raise Their Kids. That's Their Job. But Government Can Help Them Protect Their Children From Influences They May Not Want Their Kids Exposed To

If You Don't Take Enough Math Classes Or Science Classes Or Writing Intensive Classes, You're Not Going To Be Prepared To Compete In College Or The Workplace -- No Matter What Your Diploma Says.

Health Care Is Not A Privilege. It's A Right. It's A Right As Fundamental As Civil Rights. It's A Right As Fundamental As Giving Every Child A Chance To Get A Public Education.