Well, my wife, Cathy Gillespie, worked for Joe Barton, who was running for Congress in 1984.

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People like passion in politics.

People like passion in politics.

Frankly, I thought we would have lost the House by now.

Frankly, I thought we would have lost the House by now.

One is that President Clinton, in his first two years of his term, did not...

One is that President Clinton, in his first two years of his term, did not...

I'm a dedicated Republican and a proud party man.

I'm a dedicated Republican and a proud party man.

George W. Bush is not only a great president; he was a great candidate.

George W. Bush is not only a great president; he was a great candidate.

I accept people for who they are and love them. That doesn't mean I have...

I accept people for who they are and love them. That doesn't mean I have...

I think one of the problems the Democrats have today is that they are an...

I think one of the problems the Democrats have today is that they are an...

I'm an American first, and I think that's how most people are.

I'm an American first, and I think that's how most people are.

Texas is now a cornerstone of the electoral college for Republicans.

Texas is now a cornerstone of the electoral college for Republicans.

So I think that our foreign policy, the president's strong and principled leadership when it...

So I think that our foreign policy, the president's strong and principled leadership when it...

And so it was interesting for me to find myself very enamored of a Republican...

And so it was interesting for me to find myself very enamored of a Republican...

I think Karl Rove saw that in George W. Bush early on and understood the...

I think Karl Rove saw that in George W. Bush early on and understood the...

On the other side, I do believe that the rhetoric we are seeing from the...

On the other side, I do believe that the rhetoric we are seeing from the...

I do not believe the American people are going to confuse hatred for passion.

I do not believe the American people are going to confuse hatred for passion.

Well, I think the Republican Party is the more populist party.

Well, I think the Republican Party is the more populist party.

I don't want to be disrespectful of the president of the United States, but as...

I don't want to be disrespectful of the president of the United States, but as...

Even as a partisan Republican, I'm not sure a 40-year run is healthy for either...

Even as a partisan Republican, I'm not sure a 40-year run is healthy for either...

If you're a governor of a big state, people sense your presence a little bit,...

If you're a governor of a big state, people sense your presence a little bit,...

When you were a volunteer for the Bush-Cheney campaign, you came in the morning; you...

When you were a volunteer for the Bush-Cheney campaign, you came in the morning; you...

We are in favor of greater free markets.

We are in favor of greater free markets.