The problem with the war in Iraq is not so much the intelligence as the stupidity.

Serving in Congress is like having a second shot at high school.

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

I can tell you about health care and also about the financial reform bill. The Barack Obama, the President personally and his administration officials at his direction were very much involved.

When community action was put into federal law in the early sixties as part of the effort to combat poverty and social injustice, I supported it intellectually.

I do not believe that the federal government should treat adults who choose to smoke marijuana as criminals.

I am not aware of any specific provision that mandates any tightening of lending to small business other than a requirement that people who lend and then sell that loan be prepared to take a part of the risk. And I'm proud of that.