I would put Michele Bachmann, I would put Mitt Romney, I would put Governor Perry.

It's way too soon for anybody to pronounce who's going to win the Republican nomination.

You know, Anderson, as James knows, campaigns are probably the most grueling thing you can do to yourself.

I don't believe there is a Republican front runner. I think every candidate has sufficient strengths and sufficient weaknesses that nobody is in first place by enough to call them a front runner.

Presidents always do best when they lead the most. And if you even if you don't like what they're saying, presidents get credit for leadership if they take the initiative.

Something about the president's policies is not working.

The stimulus was a failure.

When Barack Obama came into office, there were 11.9 million Americans were unemployed. Today there are 13.9 million Americans are unemployed.

Presidents can make things a lot worse.

The fact is that in four years of Barack Obama he will increase the debt by more than George Bush did in eight years of George Bush.

The big issue, though, is it doesn't matter what area you serve in, a crisis is going to arise on every president's watch.

In four years of Barack Obama, he will increase the debt by more than George Bush did in eight years of George Bush.

He never took the debt seriously until April of this year.

I have been very public about saying that anybody who wants to default this nation is making a big mistake.

I hope so. I think the Tea Party deserves it. I think they're the ones who have made this whole debate and this whole fact, now that we're actually trying to cut spending in Washington, reality.

The President is going to have to show leadership to really take on entitlement spending.

The problem President Obama has with the country is, they don't want the blame. He's the leader. They want a solution.

If it passes in the House tomorrow, I think it's going to be a political calamity for the Democrats because at that point the Democrats are going to have to realize that the only way the debt gets increased is with Democratic votes.