I think what's fascinating is how many people are playing in politics who maybe haven't played before.

The financial crisis was a classic case of the political class failing the American people. Twenty-five agencies were supposed to be minding the store during the financial crisis and every one of them was asleep at the switch.

My goodness, my hair's been talked about by a million people, you know? It sort of goes with the territory.

What is that hair? So yesterday.

The highest calling of leadership is to unlock the potential of others.

Obviously the Senate is a federal office, but to get California's economy moving again we need to do some things in the federal arena.

A merger is hard to pull off under any circumstances. It's harder when everybody is against you.