The education of this president [Obama] is a protracted and often amusing process . . . as he continues to alight upon the obvious with a sense of profound and original discovery.

There is no reason to think today's levels of [drug] addiction are anywhere near the levels that would be reached under legalization.

Politics should share one purpose with religion: the steady emancipation of the individual through the education of his passions.

All I remember about my wedding day in 1967 is that the Cubs lost a double-header.

For as long as I can remember the slogan has been ... the federal government ought to behave more like families, because families balance their budgets. It turns out that families looked around and said, "You know what? Let's behave more like the government!"

Money is time made tangible - the time invested in the earning of it. Taxation is the confiscation of the earner's time. Although some taxation is necessary, all taxation diminishes freedom.

Each achieves one or both of two objectives — making liberals feel good about themselves and being good to liberal candidates.