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I was an intelligence officer, not a policy-maker.

I'm not running away from the fact that I had previously said I did not contemplate a major increase, and that was a fair statement of the Government's state of mind at the time I made that.

I didn't defraud the government by taking money that was not mine.

I'm not in the business of changing policies. I hope to inform, not form, decisions.

I've supported the repeal of ObamaCare.

I took and received campaign donations under the existing laws.

If I am elected leader, my shadow opposition team will actively incorporate the policy contributions of all our members by instituting policy action committees as recommend by the 2010 National Review.

That statement was not addressed to the authors of political statements. I said that I deplore attempts to misinform the public and to /trigger/ political intervention. And there were such attempts.

I am not unhappy that my contribution was not recognized. I am sure it helped my career.