Soft money will find its way and seep into the political system and corrode it, unless we plug every hole.

Do not let arguments of expediency persuade you. That is the slow road to oblivion. That is the tortured path to undoing step by step, bit by bit, as the river creates a canyon, the way of life that we love.

My car was broken into four times before it was stolen. That can drive you nuts - the repetition. I'd wake up every morning and put on my jeans over my pajamas to run down and see if my car was still on the street. That's not a pleasant way to live.

Bigotry has always been the poison of America, and we oughta do everything to eradicate it with no excuses or explanations.

I'd like to see the health care professionals making decisions, not some bureaucrat in Indianapolis working for an insurance company.

Jewish voters care. They want someone who's good on Israel and who's good on Jewish issues. But they also want somebody who's going to be pro-choice and pro-gun control and pro-gay rights. To the vast majority of the Jewish community, just being good on Israel or on Jewish issues is not enough.

Certainly any president - Democrat, Republican, liberal, conservative - should keep an open mind until they get the briefing.