Baseball calls it a curve ball for a reason: you just don't know where some pitches will land. Your ace could get injured. Your golden glover could err. Your team could sit through a rain delay. Your manager could get ejected. Your bench must be broad and deep enough to overcome.

Americans cherish our liberty and don't want government or corporations to take away our freedoms.

Remember the Dreamers whose patriotism was praised when the Democratic House passed, and the Senate filibustered - the DREAM Act in 2010? Washington promised a path to citizenship, not just a roadblock to deportation.

'Man up' is a sexist term that should be retired along with all the other gender-based imperious imperatives.

The free market allowed shock jocks to flourish, and millions of listeners apparently enjoyed the rant.

We all must educate children at the youngest ages that private parts are private, 'no' means no, and there is only one code of honor for everyone.

I co-founded the DNC Veterans and Military Families Council in 2005.