Ridicule is about the most powerful weapon possible.

I have been mislabeled as a big advocate of low-income home ownership over rental.

But on those occasions when I do strongly disagree with the Democrats and I don't say anything, I think I forfeit my right to have people pay attention to me when I say the things that I don't like about what Republicans are saying.

I am very proud of the role I played in getting legal equality for people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender, and in helping get rid of the prejudice by being visible about it, helping to block the conviction of Bill Clinton of impeachment.

Capitalism works better from every perspective when the economic decision makers are forced to share power with those who will be affected by those decisions.

What's troubling is that the Republicans to defend Mr. DeLay are weakening the ethics process.

I hope we will not so characterize religious people as being so narrow and so biased towards people not of their own religion that they cannot even work with them in this common cause to which you say they are committed.