Beating the tea party gang is more important than who does the beating.

My tenure in the Senate was really as an independent and whichever, regardless of party label.

I beat a brain tumor.

I just was not going to subject my record to the bleak prospects of a primary election.

As the Republican Party has moved farther and farther to the right, I have found myself increasingly at odds with the Republican philosophy and more in line with the philosophy of the Democratic Party.

I don't like labels. I think they conceal more than they reveal, sort of like a bikini.

American credibility in the war on terrorism depends on a strong stand against all terrorist acts, whether committed by foe or friend.