Let's stand up. Let's speak with pride about our morals and our values and redouble our effort to elect more conservative Republicans.

Texas created more jobs in 2008 than the rest of the states - combined.

Admit it America - 2008 was our national 'oops' moment!

Americans want government that is leaner, more efficient, and less intrusive into their personal lives.

And I have a message for the liberals and the defenders of the status quo: we're just getting started.

As Americans, we realize that there is no taxpayer money that wasn't first earned through the sweat and toil of one of our citizens.

Dark economic clouds are dissipating into an emerging blue sky of opportunity.

Democracy functions best when we have an active citizenry.

I didn't say I was running, did I?

I grew up in a house with no running water, 16 miles from the closest place that had a post office. I had a very parochial view of the world.

I have no question that Newt Gingrich has the heart of a conservative reformer, the ability to rally and captivate the conservative movement.

I supported Arizona's immigration law by joining in that lawsuit to defend it. Every day I have Texans on that border that are doing their job.

I'm all about job creation. That's what I've done for ten years as the governor of Texas, and that's what I'm focused on.

I've always believed the mission is greater than the man.

It is through states that the American people get the job done every day, often in spite of a deeply flawed bureaucratic federal government.

Let's stop this American downward spiral.

My hope is that that person will come forward that can win the presidency that we can all get behind.

Obama is a president, who I think is anti-jobs.

Our goal is to displace the entrenched powers in Washington, restore the rightful balance between the state and federal government.

Our shared conservative values, our belief in the individual is the great hope of our nation.