The great lesson my mother and father gave me was almost invisible. It was a strong sense of being rooted.

The Republican convention opens in New York to re-nominate George W. Bush and showcase the party's, quote, 'moderate side.' Will voters buy it?

He [Mikhail Gorbachev] has, as many great leaders have, impressive eyes....There's a kind of laser-beam stare, a forced quality, you get from Gorbachev that does not come across as something peaceful within himself. It's the look of a kind of human volcano, or he'd probably like to describe it as a human nuclear energy plant.

They say California's the big burrito; Texas is a big taco right now. We want to follow that through. Florida is a big tamale.

I think it's important for the public to know, great reporting starts with a publisher who has guts and an editor who has guts.

Once the herd starts moving in one direction, it's very hard to turn it, even slightly.

The Michigan Republican primary apparently is tighter than Willie Nelson's headband.