It's a great country, where anybody can grow up to be president . . . except me.

A woman has a right to an abortion. That's a decision that's up to the pregnant woman, not up to the pope or some do-gooders or the Religious Right.

Today neither of our two parties maintains a meaningful commitment to the principle of States' Rights. The 10th Amendment is not a 'general assumption' but a rule of law. States rights mean that states have a right to act or not to act, as they see fit, in areas reserved to them.

I am a conservative Republican, but I believe in democracy and the separation of church and state. The conservative movement is founded on the simple tenet that people have the right to live life as they please as long as they don't hurt anyone else in the process.

It is safe to say that the U.S. Congress is now run by paid staffers, not by people elected to do the job.

It's a great country, where anybody can grow up to be president . . . except me.

Unlimited campaign spending eats at the heart of the democratic process.