Most of us complain about Congress. We say it's a place that doesn't reflect us; they don't listen to us. Actually, Congress well reflects the American people. It gives us exactly what we ask for.

Asking an incumbent member of Congress to vote for term limits is a bit like asking a chicken to vote for Colonel Sanders.

We added Medicare Part D to a system facing bankruptcy and gave no thought to means testing it.

So I'm a pretty conservative fellow, but not conservative enough for the Tea Party.

So when you're dealing with an existential threat like death or like climate change, if you see it as 'we are all toast anyway,' then denial is a pretty good way of coping.

Our hope is we move beyond denial and into debate... If we cleaned up the air, would it really be bad for us?

The federal government can't remodel every firehouse and buy every new policeradio in the name of Homeland Security.