Supreme Court nominees should know that this exercise of judicial restraint is the key ingredient of being good judge, as the Constitution constrains judges every bit as much as it constrains we legislators, executives and citizens in their actions.

The bottom line is, there have been a lot of nuts elected to the United States Senate.

I believe that there is a bipartisan consensus to have individual mandates.

Finding out exactly what went wrong is key toward preventing future debacles.

President Bush has proven he'll take a stand and fight for his programs and initiatives. It's the kind of leadership that makes things happen.

If I move one way, I lose a couple votes. If I move another way, I lose a couple votes.

Someone has to pick up the tab when people get out of repaying their own debts.