"President Reagan did not spend his first year in office whining about Jimmy Carter's inept tenure as President.  Instead, he rolled up his sleeves and got to work fixing our ailing national economy and restoring America's standing in the world."

 "A year ago President Obama promised the American people that if Congress passed his stimulus package unemployment would remain below 8%.  Congress passed the stimulus, and as the President's Budget Director now predicts unemployment will remain over 8% two years from now."

Brent's history fighting to protect small businesses and making it easier to create jobs will prove especially useful as I continue to take my agenda for "Putting Alabamians Back to Work" across the state.