It's no longer just reporting the headlines of the day, but trying to put the headlines into some context and to add some perspective into what they mean.

And after about two years, I realized that creative writing was not going to help you ace those biological tests. So I switched over to journalism. I didn't graduate with honors, but I did graduate on time and with some doing.

And I came away from that experience, and it was a very difficult experience - I came to understand that you have to practice at being a good father and practice at being a good husband, just as you have to practice at being a good journalist.

I used to be a print reporter.

At the White House, everybody works for the same person. They're all part of the same company. But on Capitol Hill, they're all independent contractors. They all work for themselves. That's a formula for getting news.

I can't think of any other job in journalism where the newsmakers come to you.

Go vote now, it will make you feel big and strong.