I've Never Attended Any Tea Party Functions.

You Know, As Somebody Who Writes Op-eds And Appears On The Television, I Appreciate As Well As Anybody That…there Is A Limit To What That Accomplishes.

I Have Looked At Public Opinion Polls In France In The Late 1940s And Early 1950s During The Height Of Marshall Plan Aid. They Had A Very Negative Attitude Towards The United States Then. There Were Negative Attitudes Towards The United States Because Of Vietnam. There Were Negative Attitudes About The United States When Reagan Wanted To Deploy Intermediate Range Ballistic Missiles. I Don't Think The President Should Base His Foreign Policy On American Public Opinion Polls, Let Alone Foreign Public Opinion Polls.

I Want To Make Sure That, Not Only In The Republican Party But In The Body Politic As A Whole, People Are Aware Of Threats That Remain To The United States.

Every Country Has An Aspect To It That Rubs Up People The Wrong Way.

I've Been Surrounded By Some Of The Best Economic Minds In The Country, And Hopefully I've Absorbed Some Of That.