I still love following and thinking about politics. I enjoy recommending important journalism I read or see from other sources.

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

I'm a believer in what your record is. I am what my record is - some of it good, some of it bad, some of it hard to tell.

Those of you watching and listening, get a cup of coffee or a spot of tea and join us back here in just a few moments.

As someone who's been covering presidential campaigns since the 1950s, I have no delusions about political reporting. Candidates bargaining access to get the kind of news coverage they want is nothing new.

What separated Ed Murrow from the rest of the pack was courage.

Always marry a woman from Texas. No matter how tough things get, she's seen tougher.