We can't afford to have the federal government give us back our own income tax money to build a bigger, more expensive government, then leave it to us to fund this growth in two years.

Some say, though, this could be a preview of the 2012 race.

Sarah Palin has described herself as the ultimate political outsider.

I've been interested also to see how Caroline Kennedy will be handled and if she'll be handled with kid gloves or if she will be under such a microscope also. It's going to be interesting to see how that plays out.

This report that Bristol and Levy, they're high school dropouts and they're going to just look for government handouts to raise their child and stuff, nothing could be further from the truth.

Oh, job security's important in my agenda here in the state.

When I heard Barack Obama state in one of his interviews on national television that his wife was off limits, meaning family's off limits, you know, 'Attack me. I'm the public official. Come after me. I can handle it and we'll duke it out…

I naively believed, OK, they respected that in him in his demand for that to be adhered to, naively believing that must apply to all of us, right? But it didn't apply.

The biggest mistake of the campaign was that she could have called more shots and talked more with the media.

Governor Sarah Palin speaking out. In an interview with 'Human Events,' the former Republican VP nominee says the biggest mistake of the campaign was that she could have called more shots and talked more with the media.

The stakes are so high and, America, we're counting on you. Tell your folks, your friends, your neighbors, tell them that we are rebuilding the party. We recognize that there was frustration; there was some disappointment in the party…

If the majority party seeks to limit our rights under the second amendment, we need Saxby to remind them, 'No, those rights will not be infringed upon.'

Georgia, we're counting on you. The rest of the United States of America is counting on you to send Saxby back to the United States senate. We're counting on you.

Well, I still am concerned about that association with Bill Ayers, and if anybody still wants to talk about it, I will. Because this is an unrepentant domestic terrorist who had campaigned to blow up, to destroy our Pentagon and our U.S…

I still am concerned about that association with Bill Ayers.

But we do know that the auto industry is that important and certainly it needs to be considered. But I'm not going to ignore the debate, again, that I think needs to lead to the personal responsibility, the management decisions that have…

I think it's what I represent simply the hard working American families; a woman on the ticket that perhaps represents that. It would be good for the party.

It is historic and I think this time is full of optimism. And it's an opportunity for everybody to get it together and start working together.

It would be my honor to assist and support our new President and the new administration. Yes.

I believe that I have -- I feel I have a contract with Alaskans to serve. I've got two more years in my term. I'm going to serve Alaskans to the best of my ability.

Not ruling that out. But there again, that is based on my philosophy. It's crazy to close the door before you even know what's open in front of you.

I think what I represent is just everyday hardworking American families. A woman on the ticket that perhaps represents that, it would be good for -- it would be good for the party.

Now is the time to move on and to, again, make sure that all of us are doing all that we can to progress this nation.

I'm not ruling that out.

I just wish there had been more hours in the day and able -- been able to speak to more Americans through the media.