9 — Congress has not adopted a balanced budget in years. Do you believe it is desirable, or even possible, to have a balanced federal budget? What would you do as a congressman to get a balanced budget?

"We must balance the budget and pay down the debt. Balancing the budget will take political will. I have that will and I�ll fight that fight. We can not be all things to all people. We must cut spending at the federal level. This means proactively addressing entitlement programs, the 28% of our 1,100 federal programs that fail to demonstrate results (www.expectmore.gov), reforming earmarks, across the board budget cuts, and taking a business approach to the function of government."

10 — This past spring there were a number of critics complaining about how the Utah Republican Party selected delegates and oversaw intra-party challenges, including convention fights. Do you believe the party properly handled its internal nominating process? If not, what kind of improvements do you think the party should undertake to make the candidate nominating process better?

"I think the Republican Party has a big job and they do it well. I do have concerns about �automatic delegates� that I would like to have addressed. I appreciate that party leaders are now looking at providing a mechanism for delegates to make their e-mail addresses available to campaigns. Overall, I appreciate the delegate process and find it the best way to select a candidate to represent the party."

11 — How should the Iraqi War be brought to a conclusion?

"Our troops have restored order to the country, but we desperately need a political solution so we can bring our troops home sooner rather than later. We are moving in the right direction but the diplomatic efforts need better results."

12 — How long do you think American troops should be in Iraq?

"I don�t believe you can set an arbitrary timeline, but I don�t want to see our troops in Iraq for decades, as some have advocated. The goal should be complete withdrawal over a reasonable time period, sooner rather than later."

13 � Can you now promise not to vote to raise taxes over the next two years?

"I have signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge and can absolutely promise I will not vote to raise taxes during my term. Government does not have a revenue problem, it has a spending problem."

14 — What role do you think religion should play in America's political and governmental life?