Money Really, Really Matters.

Under Our [constitutional System] - Either We're Going To Have To Rethink Our Constitution, Or We're Going To Have To Rethink Our Process Of Decision-making.

Leadership Matters And Solving Things Before A Crisis Is Important.

We In This House Are Role Models. People All Over The World Watch Us And Study Us. When We Fall Short, They Lose Hope. When We Fail, They Despair.

We're Not Going To Beat Barack Obama With Some Guy Who Has Swiss Bank Accounts, Cayman Island Accounts, Owns Shares Of Goldman Sachs While It Forecloses On Florida And Is Himself A Stockholder In Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac While He Tries To Think The Rest Of Us Are Too Stupid To Put The Dots Together To Understand What This Is All About.... People Matter More Than Wall Street.

Personal Responsibility Extends To The Purchase Of Health Insurance. Citizens Should Not Be Able To Cheat Their Neighbors By Not Buying Insurance, Particularly When They Can Afford It, And Expect Others To Pay For Their Care When They Need It.