Bob Ehrlich

Maryland has a tradition of Democratic Party conservatism.

We can dig ourselves out of the ditch that the progressives and Obama-ites have driven us into.

I'm a competitive person.

I promised her an interesting life and good food, and the rest is history.

We discussed politics, but we also talked about the importance of hard work, personal responsibility, living within your means, keeping your word. Those lessons stay with you throughout your life.

Thoughtful people of different political philosophies can disagree, but in a very agreeable manner.

It's always an uphill battle. You know, I'm a Republican in Maryland. This is the bluest of the blue.

Some of the most important conversations I've ever had occurred at my family's dinner table.

I don't know what leadership is. You can't touch it. You can't feel it. It's not tangible. But I do know this: you recognize it when you see it.

People believed what I said was what I believed.

If President Obama has his way, you won't recognize the government, the free market system, or, frankly, America as you once knew it. His admonitions and his audacious policy goals demonstrate very clear motives: equalize, discourage dissent, and become a nation of apologists.

Politics is a contest among people of diverse backgrounds and philosophies, advocating different solutions to common problems. The system only works when principled, energetic people participate.

No one heard about Bill Clinton on his first trip to New Hampshire. I showed Mike Huckabee around the state years before he ran, and no one knew him then, either.

The United States Supreme Court has voted 6-3 that voter photo ID is constitutional.

I support stem cell research, including embryonic stem cell research.

We have no more fundamental obligation in government than to ensure the safety of our citizens.

Most pundits regard an election year session as an opportunity for the two parties to frame issues and garner political advantage in advance of the approaching election.

I don't pay any attention to what the 'Baltimore Sun' editorial page says about anything.

Serving in Congress has been the honor of a lifetime.

We're betting, at this place and this time, we have people ready for change in the state of Maryland.