I Took A Vow Of Political Celibacy.

Our Educational Results Lag Behind Other States, And Other Nations, But Worse Still, Behind The Potential Of The Kids And The Devoted Teachers In Our Classrooms.

If We Don't Believe In Americans, Who Will? I Do Believe. I've Seen It In The People Of Our Very Typical Corner Of The Nation.

So Tonight I Propose One More Step That I Would Rather Not Propose. I Ask The Most Fortunate Among Us, Those Citizens Earning Over $100,000 Per Year, For One Year, To Pay An Additional One Percent On The Income They Receive.

We Hoosiers Hold To Some Quaint Notions. Some Might Say We 'cling' To Them, Though Not Out Of Fear Or Ignorance. We Believe In Paying Our Bills. We Have Kept Our State In The Black Throughout The Recent Unpleasantness, While Cutting Rather Than Raising Taxes, By Practicing An Old Tribal Ritual - We Spend Less Money Than We Take In.

The President's Grand Experiment In Trickle-down Government Has Held Back Rather Than Sped Economic Recovery. He Seems To Sincerely Believe We Can Build A Middle Class Out Of Government Jobs Paid For With Borrowed Dollars.