The important things are not worth knowing because they are useful. They are worth knowing because they are true.

Anything that raises any internal honesty about gay life is inherently suspect.

Homophobia whether internalized or externalized is really fear; it's not hatred, it's fear. It's fear of the truth about ourselves.

Obama is looking good because he kept his nerve and retained his restraint. That's a tough combo: nerve and restraint. It takes a cold-bloodedness to pull this off, and there are times when ice seems to run through the man's veins.

I think a lot of people are afraid the truth is in conflict with God. And are unable to let go and let the truth of the world.

...when a reporter is quoting Sid Blumenthal on president Bush, you know he's scraping the barrel.

The middle part of the country - the great red zone that voted for Bush - is clearly ready for war. The decadent Left in its enclaves on the coasts is not dead - and may well mount what amounts to a fifth column.