Well, does he still have his fingernails? Making inquiries while negotiating the release of a US Army pilot from North Korea, in Time.

Whether you are a Democrat or a Republican, our nation is stronger when we are respected throughout the world

So what if it's risky? It's the right thing to do. What we're talking about is 160 people in deep pain. It only affects them.

Ignorance has always been the weapon of tyrants; enlightenment the salvation of the free.

We cannot accomplish all that we need to do without working together.

As state leaders, I think its important for us to provide our perspectives on issues we face every day - like access to school spending, access to health care and governing in a global economy.

We as a people, as a state, and as a community, have too much promise, too much potential, and too much at stake to go any other way than forward. We are too strong in our hearts, too innovative in our minds, and too firm in our beliefs to retreat from our goals.