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" Washington's insatiable desire to spend our children's inheritance on failed stimulus plans and other misguided economic theories have given record debt and left us with far too many unemployed. "

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" Let's stop this American downward spiral. "

" Those jobs flee other states because of factors like excessive taxation, punitive regulation and frivolous lawsuits. "

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" Our goal is to displace the entrenched powers in Washington, restore the rightful balance between the state and federal government. "

" There is evil prowling in the world - it shows up in our movies, video games and online fascinations, and finds its way into vulnerable hearts and minds. "

" It is through states that the American people get the job done every day, often in spite of a deeply flawed bureaucratic federal government. "

" And I think most people in this country want to see a president that's got the courage to say we're going to cut the tax burden, and reduce the regulatory climate, and we're going to get Americans working. "

" Spreading the wealth punishes success while setting America on course for a greater dependency on government. "

" I am also the product of a place called Paint Creek. Doesn't have a zip code. It's too small to be called a town along the rolling plains of Texas. We grew dryland cotton and wheat, and when I wasn't farming or attending Paint Creek Rural School, I was generally over at Troop 48 working on my Eagle Scout award. "

" Our citizens are tired of big government raising their taxes and cooking up new ways to micromanage their lives, our citizens are tired of big government killing jobs with their do-gooder policies. In short the people are Fed Up! "

" Obama is a president, who I think is anti-jobs. "

" I don't want to look like Connecticut, no offense, I don't want to look like Oklahoma, I don't want to look like California. I want to be uniquely Texas. And that's not to diss anybody else. "

" In the myopic world of the liberals, guns are responsible for evil instead of the perpetrator of evil. But criminals are not bound by our laws. That's what makes them criminals. "

" We want taxpayers, not tax wasters. "

" Texas created more jobs in 2008 than the rest of the states - combined. "

" We cannot afford four more years of this misguided socialist policies from President Obama and his administration. "

" You got to have a courageous president to stand up and says, listen, if - if you send a bill to me that spends more money than what we've coming in, I'll veto it. I mean, I'm going to try to work with you the best I can, but I'm going to veto it. "

" I come by my conservatism authentically, not by convenience. And I offer the American people a new direction. "

" I think you need to have a tax system that basically is flat, fair and simple. And - that you can put on a post card. I mean, even Timothy Geithner could do this one and get it on time. "

" Who can be against progress, after all? But it's a fraudulent use of the word - because for the Progressive, progress is marked not be how free you are, but how much government can 'do' for you. "

" Our view is that individuals and families can govern their lives better than bureaucrats. "

" Democracy functions best when we have an active citizenry. "

" I supported Arizona's immigration law by joining in that lawsuit to defend it. Every day I have Texans on that border that are doing their job. "

" My deal is have a flat, simple tax. And - Americans want - Americans I hope - aspire to be - be wealthy. I hope they aspire to have a better quality of life. And we have this class warfare that's going on now. And I don't agree with that. I'm interested in people getting to work. "

" Crucial to understanding federalism in modern day America is the concept of mobility, or 'the ability to vote with your feet.' If you don't support the death penalty and citizens packing a pistol - don't come to Texas. If you don't like medicinal marijuana and gay marriage, don't move to California. "

" I think every program needs to stand the sunshine of righteous scrutiny. Whether it's Social Security, whether it's Medicaid, whether it's Medicare. "

" Guns require a finger to pull the trigger. "

" The people who illegally cross into the country are from countries that have very close ties to al Qaeda, whether it's Yemen or Afghanistan, Pakistan, China. It is an absolute national disgrace. "

" I know something. America is not broken, Washington, D.C. is broken. "

" The fact is there is forgiveness for those who seek God. And I believe in the power of redemption. "