A newspaper may somewhat arrogantly assert that it prints "all the news that's fit to print." But no newspaper yet has been moved to declare at the end of each edition, "That's the way it is," as Walter Cronkite does.

Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game, and dumb enough to think it's important.

Vote against anything introduced with a "re" in it, especially reforms, reorganizations, and recodifications. This usually means going back to something that failed once and is likely to do so again.

We don't declare war any more; we declare national defense.

The Senate is the last primitive society in the world. We still worship the elders of the tribe and honor the territorial imperative.

The function of liberal Republicans is to shoot the wounded after battle.

If you're in the penaut business you learn to think small.