I'm asking you in your sermons to do the work of the Lord here on earth. I ask for your help in getting that message out urgently tomorrow.

When people flirt with despair about the future, they are less likely to take the actions necessary to safeguard it, focusing instead on the short-term.

A zebra does not change its spots.

I strongly believe in the separation of church and state. But freedom of religion does not mean freedom from religion, there is a better way.

A low voter turnout is an indication of fewer people going to the polls.

My plan to put Social Security in an ironclad lockbox has gotten a lot of attention recently, and I'm glad about that. But I'm afraid that it's overshadowing some vitally important proposals. For instance, I'll put Medicaid in a walk-in closet. I'll put the Community Reinvestment Act in a secured gym locker. I'll put NASA funding in a hermetically sealed Ziploc bag.

My counsel advises me that there is no controlling legal authority or case that says there was any violation of law whatsoever.