As governor, part of my job is to tell people things they don't like to hear.

As a former federal judge, I am cognizant of the legal issues. As governor, I am forced to deal with their ramifications.

Politicians like to tell people what they want to hear - and what they want to hear is what won't happen.

That's a large part of the job as governor: to create and maintain the optimal balance.

People have their constitutional right to contribute to a campaign and if they have discretionary money that they want to contribute to a candidate, whether a Republican or a Democrat, they should be able to do so.

Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.