We're on the verge of a financial collapse unless we balance the budget, and that means some really, really tough decisions.

I was on NPR's All Things Considered yesterday. The question was, 'You're on the torture rack, they're going to kill you, who are you going to vote for? Mitt Romney, or Barack Obama? I said, 'Look, I've climbed Mount Everest. I know how to do what it takes. Take this to the bank: I would rather die.'

I don't believe there should be any restrictions when it comes to firearms. None.

I'm asked, what about criminal prosecution of those on wall street? You know what, it's probably because none of them committed any crimes. They just made some incredibly bad decisions.

Too many Americans have lost faith in our approach to the war on drugs.

I don't smoke marijuana anymore. I don't drink. Marijuana is a handicap. So is alcohol. Alcohol is a terrible handicap. But in spite of being a handicap, it shouldn't be criminal.

How simple life is. We buy a fish. We are fed. We sit close to each other, we talk and then we go to bed.