Ideologies aren't all that important. What's important is psychology.

I think the American people ought to take their democracy back.

These are the people who don't believe in evolution or global warming. So, why would they believe default would hurt anything?

I think that America will not trust a party to defend America that isn't willing to defend itself.

You know there's nothing a Hill Democrat would rather do than criticize another Democrat. It is their favorite activity. Then they can read about how honorable they are in an Op-Ed piece, how bipartisan.

Sometimes the right thing gets done for the wrong reason and sometimes, unfortunately, the wrong thing gets done for the right reason.

Don't get mad. Don't get even. Just get elected, then get even.