There's a delicious irony in seeing private luxury jets flying in to Washington, D.C., and people coming off of them with tin cups in their hands saying that they're going to be trimming down and streamlining their businesses. There's a message there.

India is a regional power. It does not need anything to establish it.

The media's gotten lazy. They don't check anything out. You report what he reports.

If a jerk burns the flag, America is not threatened, democracy is not under siege, freedom is not at risk.

I am always fascinated by India.

I've had meetings with Fidel Castro. I've had meetings with Kim Il-Sung. I've had meetings with other dictators. I've met with the Butcher of Beijing. You know, I think it's important to hear, you know, each other's perspective.

Patriots don't let their nation default.