American politics used to be an amateur sport. But somewhere along the way, we handed over to professionals all the things people used to do for free.

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

American politics used to be an amateur sport. But somewhere along the way, we handed over to professionals all the things people used to do for free.

Talk about threats to national security -- how about government so big, so complicated and so unmanageable, it cant get out of its own way?

I used to be a print reporter.

But if you're going to go out on a military unit, you've got to allow yourself to be under the control of the commander because you really could put the troops in danger.

One thing young people have to always keep in mind when deciding what they want to do with their lives is, is it fun? Is it something that I'm interested in? Is it something I enjoy?