If I only had 12 years left to live, I'd want to live it as a member of Congress because that was the 12 longest years of my life.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
It wasn't until after I was reelected in 1982 that I thought of myself as a long-term member of Congress.
I wouldn't want to be President now!
I am not a career politician, even though this is my 12th year in the United States House of Representatives.
So I will stand more steadfastly for the things I stand up for, like people who work for a living. I'd like to be able to stand that way when I go to Congress.
I never thought I would run for Congress. If you look back at a certain reality TV show, you know that.
I'd known since about eleven that I wanted to live in America.
I guess I'll retire someday if I live that long.
I knew early on that I would do politics, but I would never make a living at it. I would do something else.
I wanted to be president of the United States. I really did. The older I get, the less preposterous the idea seems.
I will leave the U.S. Congress when the term for which I was elected expires in January 2011 and return to the practice of law with a sense of duty fulfilled.