But I think what we're coming to grips with is the fact that we actually have a mercenary Army, and it doesn't have a nice ring to it. We call it 'volunteers', but we're basically paying people to serve their country. And if you're going to pay people and have a mercenary Army, you're going to have to pay the market rate. And so the bounties are going up—more money for tuition, higher enlistment bonuses—and I think it's appropriate.

People want change but not too much change. Finding that balance is tricky for every politician.

Tea Party Republicans, in an effort to kill the farm bill will stereotype and make racial comments about food stamps - which is a big element to the program.

Hospice means end-of-life care. The admission ticket is a diagnosis from a doctor that you have six months or less to live.

At the unveiling at the White House of the presidential portrait, President Bush pointed out that Hillary Clinton was the first sitting Senator in history to have her portrait hanging in the White House.

Today's young women don't really see inequities until they go out into the real world.

The list of women to potentially be on a major party ticket, in both parties, is embarrassingly short.