Our stewardship of the Earth is brief. We owe it to those who follow to keep that in perspective, to be responsible passengers along the way.

A good country song taps into strong undercurrents of family, faith, and patriotism.

Freedom and the power to choose should not be the privilege of wealth. They are the birthright of every American.

Don't try to fine-tune somebody else's view.

This government to government relationship is the result of sovereign and independent tribal governments being incorporated into the fabric of our Nation, of Indian tribes becoming what our courts have come to refer to as quasi-sovereign domestic dependent nations. Over the years the relationship has flourished, grown, and evolved into a vibrant partnership in which over 500 tribal governments stand shoulder to shoulder with the other governmental units that form our Republic.

Competence is a narrow ideal. Competence makes the trains run on time but doesn't know where they're going.

We have a right to expect a police force that protects our citizens and behaves in a responsible manner... in the American conscience there is no room for bigotry and racism.