I now find my political philosophy more in line with Democrats than Republicans.

The First Amendment freedom of religion is as important today as when the Bill of Rights was first written.

Was the Vietnam conflict a war which should have, as a matter of constitutional law, required a declaration of war by Congress?

As I think through the issue of funding the rebuilding of Iraq, I think about the analogy of a bankruptcy proceeding. There is no doubt that Iraq as a country is bankrupt.

When I supported the stimulus package, I knew that it would not be popular with the Republican Party.

Today the Internal Revenue Code constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. A flat tax would be an enormous step forward.

If you are going to have to play defense all the time, you cannot have the kind of ingenuity, assertiveness, independence, and intelligence which is what has made our country strong.