You don't change minds in Washington with sweet reason. You do it to the white light of public opinion.

The words, ‘penalty,’ ‘restrict’ and ‘violate’ appeared more times in President Clinton’s health care reform bill than in his crime bill.

Today, the US spends less on defense as a percentage of our economy than we did at any time since he Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. For the world’s only superpower, that is an invitation to very serious trouble.

The most laughable White House criticism is that tax cuts are a ‘free lunch.’ The American people’s work created that money. Only in Washington could there be a belief that letting people keep more of what they create is a giveaway.

People are not going to reelect Barack Obama. But will the new president govern as a real conservative? We’re going to have to apply the heat to make sure.

It can’t help but knock things down.

Gold is a constant. It’s like a North Star.

One thing on psychology, which we’ve always known, is that every investor says they’re long-term – and they are until the market takes a hit.

The tax code is a monstrosity and there’s only one thing to do with it. Scrap it, kill it, drive a stake through its heart, bury it and hope it never rises again to terrorize the American people.

You don’t change minds in Washington with sweet reason. You do it to the white light of public opinion.