I got into the race and people literally laughed. They thought I had no chance of winning.

The people's desires have changed, but we're still stuck in our old issue set.

Letting someone down is not criminal action.

We absolutely need to reform the Congressional budget-writing process.

Let's be honest about this; the liberal agenda with failed stimulus plans and government entitlement programs is crippling our economy and our quality of life.

In 1988, when democracy was restored, the military establishment was still very powerful. The extremist groups were still there. And when the aid and assistance to Pakistan was cut, we had to adopt harsh economic policies. So in a way, it showed that democracy doesn't pay, and the military was able to reassert itself.

Politics is, by its nature, not my favorite thing because it's more about dividing people, not bringing them together.

There are any number of socially relevant causes that publicly minded individuals may feel strongly about. In a democracy, it is for the government of the day to legislate laws to deal with such issues. Not for courts to issue advisories and declare criminal what may often be normal economic activity protecting livelihoods.