There is a big difference between a disappointing friend and a deadly enemy. Of course the Democrats are disappointing. That's what makes them Democrats. If they were any more frustrating they'd be your relatives. But in this country they are all that stands between you and darkest night. You know why their symbol is the letter 'D'? Because it's a grade that means good enough, but just barely. You know why the Republican symbol is 'R'? Because it's the noise a pirate makes when he robs you and feeds you to a shark.

This is why rational people - anti-religionists - must end their timidity and come out of their closet and assert themselves.

It was quite a sight to see Obama next to President Hu. Obama has a Nobel Peace Prize in his basement, and Hu has a Nobel Peace Prize winner in his.

The country has become much more conservative, partly because it's been taken over by the religious right.

If there is such a thing as karma, let's hope that Sarah Palin comes back as a wolf being shot at from a plane.

Because of the Republicans, I'm not ashamed of being an American. I'm embarrassed!

The president is not doing well with African Americans. His popularity rating - his approval rating - with blacks: two percent. Two percent. That is somewhere between Mark Fuhrman and sickle cell anemia.