I know what motivated you was not just a political campaign. It was your love of our country.

I do not want to be a pawn in a political campaign.

Prosperity is necessarily the first theme of a political campaign.

But having said that, what's happening with campaign finance reform and our political culture is devastating.

America does not need another political campaign based on denial and avoidance of some of our real problems. It needs a crusade to reform and renew our country, its institutions and political system.

There are so many similarities between a startup venture and a political campaign - the rhythm, the tempo, the hours, the intensity.