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Our nation is too different, too diverse to say that what works in Massachusetts is somehow going to be grabbed by the federal government, usurping the power of states and imposing a one-size-fits-all plan on the nation. That will not work.

I spent the better part of my developing years in Massachusetts.

I will work my heart out to earn the trust of the people of Massachusetts.

I went to Massachusetts to make a difference. I didn't go there to begin a political career running time and time again. I made a difference. I put in place the things I wanted to do.

In every jurisdictional area that I can get my fingers on, I want to move us away from the Washington insider economy.

For those who aspire to live in a high cost, high tax, big government place, our nation and the world offers plenty of options. Vermont, Canada and Venezuela all offer you the opportunity to live in the socialist, big government paradise you long for.

What you really want to do is sit down and find a place that you can control government spending and raise more revenue.

Big-government proponents embrace both the power of the federal government and the idea that millions of Americans ought to be dependent on its largesse. It's time to return to our Founders' love for small government. More is not always better.

Reforming the way the state works with businesses and providing incentives for employers will help preserve and create new jobs in Massachusetts.

The East Coast, and certainly Boston, has a provincial quality to it that makes it harder to bust out and move up. Try to be too different and they'll pull you down.