That?s the kind of governor I would be.

If (Saxton) thinks he can get rid of prevailing wages, he can think again, because the Democrats won't let him do it. However, let's redefine 'prevailing wages' so that it means a real wage for our economy.

The Republicans are more consistently concerned about the land use planning system and encroachment on property rights. The Democrats very much defend the status quo. This will be an issue I will carry to the November election.

I don't blame Ron Saxton for the quarter of a million dollars that the casinos are spending on ads to attack me because I know he can't control what those special-interest casinos do.

You don't go out to lunch.

We're just not as colorful as the Democrats when it comes to taking pot shots at each other.

He's just along for the ride. Oregon is as usual dragging behind the rest of the national economy.

His emphasis on health care and job creation is personally gratifying and important to Oregonians.