Unlike in Washington, Virginia's leaders don't run from serious problems. We tackle them.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
We have a paralysis in Washington that's not serving our country. We have to address these issues.
One of the things we wrestle with nationally is, 'If we want the economy to be strong, what should we do?' Why not learn some lessons from Virginia?
Great leaders don't rush to blame. They instinctively look for solutions.
There's a void of leadership in a lot of Washington. I think one of the reasons why there's so much angst across the country.
Washington doesn't have just a spending problem, or just an entitlement problem, or just a taxing problem. We have a leadership problem. Fix that, and the first three problems are solved.
Real leadership means tackling tough problems ourselves and not leaving them to our children.
Working together during the past three years, we have confounded the skeptics and the cynics. We've shown that here in Virginia, Democrats and Republicans can come together, put politics aside, and make tough decisions when times demand it.
Whoever is president, my first priority is the same - as always. I look for what's best for West Virginia and the nation as a whole.
Virginia is the absolute leader in homeland security and defense and information technology.
The problems we face aren't Democratic problems or Republican problems. These are Maryland's problems.