Somehow politicians have become convinced that negative campaigning pays off in elections.

Reaganism is not only at odds with the Judeo-Christian heritage, it will not work.

We are at a crossroads over how the federal government in Washington and state legislatures and city councils across the land allocate their financial resources. Which fork we take will say a lot about Americans and our values.

When I was small, my most serious handicap was a painful bashfulness in the presence of strangers.

I think the country's getting disgusted with Washington partly because of the decline of civility in government.

The truth is that I oppose the Iraq war, just as I opposed the Vietnam War, because these two conflicts have weakened the U.S. and diminished our standing in the world and our national security.

My dad was a Methodist minister.