Inaction is perhaps the greatest mistake of all.

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.

There are many reasons why Mitt Romney should not become president, but perhaps the most important of all is the narrowness of his experience, perspective and vision.

I don't think we should be putting first-time drug offenders in jail for five years. It's a waste of resources.

I think we could be at a tipping point

If we are going to stay a great power and I hope and pray we will we need the truth. We need to know what is going right and we need to know what is going wrong. There is no greater time than now.

The bottom line is very simple. You negotiate on this, they will up the ante for the debt ceiling.