I once asked the most fabulous couple I know, Madonna and Guy Ritchie, how they kept things fresh despite having been married for almost seven months. 'It's a job, Al,' Guy told me. 'We work at it every day.'

Humor and seriousness are not in opposition to each other.

Minnesotans know the difference between the job of satirist and the job of senator. And so do I.

I couldn't think of anything less appealing than molding the minds of tomorrow's leaders.

Changing technologies, changing marketplaces, and even changing trends in anti-competitive practices have all presented challenges to antitrust enforcement.

It's hard for a liberal to go on between Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh, because it's like doing country music after hip-hop. I mean, just, the audience doesn't go from one to the other.

I’m good enough, I’m smart enough, and dog-gone it, people like me.