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

I'm strongly for a patient Bill of Rights. Decisions ought to be made by doctors, not accountants.

Unfortunately, the administration's plan is an ounce of cure for a pound of problems.

I'm going to focus on people and what they need, not on name calling between politicians.

I told the President, I told Rahm Emanuel and others in the administration that I thought the policy they took to try to bring about negotiations is counter-productive, because when you give the Palestinians hope that the United States will do its negotiating for them, they are not going to sit down and talk.

When the President starts talking about something, it makes a difference.

I think teaching should be an exalted profession, not a picked-on profession.