A biography for Bob McDonnellhasn’t been written yet.
“The governor is Virginia's chief executive and represents the commonwealth at all times.”
“No president has ever been elected with unemployment over 8 percent.”
“Expanding Medicaid without fixing Medicaid is a terrible idea.”
“People want results. I call it 'results oriented conservatism,' R.O.C. because that's what people want out of government.”
“There is no question that the minority party always makes a sport of going after the governor.”
“Jobs are what give people a sense of fulfillment and self-reliance.”
“I tell you what Hispanics in Virginia tell me they want. They want access to the American dream. That's why they come here to Virginia and to America, so they want more opportunities to start small business, better schools.”
“I think people are by-and-large happy with the providers that they have got now. They treasure that doctor-patient relationship.”
“Fiscal responsibility and government reform are going to be good themes for governing, well at any time, but particularly coming out of a recovery.”
“Doctors have an ethical duty to follow the practices and standards of care.”
“Like everybody, my views on many issues have changed as I have gotten older.”
“I am all for using business - public and private - to expand healthcare coverage.”
“I'm chairman of the Republican Governors Association.”
“Every governor's got tough choices to make.”
“The citizens must be certain that the governor is attending to the duties for which he was elected.”
“No matter what side of the spectrum you're on, you like to see your team fighting for the principle.”
“I wrote my thesis on welfare policy.”
“Are we a nation of guarantees or are we a nation of opportunities to achieve the American dream?”
“I think the more we embrace the culture of life and respect life, the better that we do.”
“My wife and daughters work. My campaign manager in 2005 was a working mother. I appointed 5 women to my senior staff as Attorney General.”