We are all so privileged to be citizens of America, and we all need to be engaged.

I share the administration's goals in dealing with Iraq and its weapons of mass destruction.

Eventually I foresee voting on the Internet, which will lead to much more direct democracy.

Our democracy if self-cleansing. If you don't like it, be a candidate, or support a candidate.

We can see beyond the present shadows of war in the Middle East to a new world order where the strong work together to deter and stop aggression. This was precisely Franklin Roosevelt's and Winston Churchill's vision for peace for the post-war period.

Those who have prospered and profited from life's lottery have a moral obligation to share their good fortune.

I grew up in the '50s and '60s when Jack Kennedy was president. We would watch him on television. And our teachers always talked about the good things public servants could do. I thought maybe that's something I should do. So when I got out of law school, my wife, Jane, and I became precinct captains.