The democratic process is only as great as the people who participate in it.

But recently it seems that each time I vote, I am being asked to compromise my conservative ideals and my commitment to the American taxpayer simply for the benefit of political gain.

I think it's unconscionable for a Senator from Massachusetts to come down here and tell the people of Florida what's right for them. It's arrogant and irresponsible.

I, in fact, have been involved in the construction of and the management of wastewater treatment plants

The 2004 Election marks the first time in modern political history that Republican voter turnout matched Democratic turnout in a presidential election year.

Far too often we see attention paid to the firearm and not the criminal.

As a strong supporter of our 2nd Amendment rights, I believe tougher enforcement of our nation's existing gun laws must be done before any more laws are enacted and put on the books.

Democrats have no agenda, no plan for the future, and no sense of leadership

Neither one of us believe that you can fix the culture from within by just throwing money and people at the system. There has to be a systemic change within the system.

With a nation at war against terrorism and our men and women on the front line defending our homeland from abroad, resources need to be prioritized and allocated properly.

the facility at Guantanamo Bay is necessary to national security.

According to the U.S. Census, the most common reason people give for not voting is that they were too busy or had conflicting work or school schedules.

The willingness of America's veterans to sacrifice for our country has earned them our lasting gratitude.

I do speak Mandarin, and I also relate to the hunger that China has for culture and architecture and style.

As the mother of two daughters, I have great respect for women. And I don't ever want to lose that.

The way a dancer can bring the crowd to its feet with a drawn-out, well-executed pirouette is the excitement I wanted to capture with this design.

I like the gritty parts of fashion, the design, the studio, the pictures.

I'm only waiting for Lindsay Lohan's fashion collection to come out. Ten years from now, there may be no real designers left.

I was an art history major, but never specifically contemporary. I would say where I really stopped were the abstract expressionists in the New York school.