Jim DeMint: “Mr. President, America is fair. It has been patient, more than patient. But after two and a half years, enough is…”

We have constricted credit to such a degree that local banks do not have the flexibility to deal with their local economies.

We've got to determine what we're going to do about it. A missile defense is going to be a key.

I've had a chance to work with a lot of retail businesses. I've been in the marketing business most of my life.

The problem clearly came from loose credit policies that resulted in subprime mortgages and toxic securities.