I Take the Tough Stands

The NY Times is right: I do take risks with the stands I take on the issues. Check it out: defending the right to bear arms. Supporting the idea of drilling in the Gulf. Not taking a stand on the Terri Schiavo case two years after it happened. I'm the maverick, the risk-taker of the Republican field. And telling the GOP base that I'm for reform of the entitlements -- well, that's the very definition of ballsy.