I'm a competitive person, but I have never understood people's competitiveness at the expense of their colleagues.

the Republicans love to say that the Democratic Party is ruled by 'special interests.' But when pressed to name these 'special interests,' the usual reply is women, blacks, teachers, and unions. Those are 'special interests' to be proud of - because together they comprise the majority of Americans. What about the 'special interests' that dominate the Republican Party - the oil companies, the banks, the gun lobby, and the apostles of religious intolerance?

Such a strange thing. What was terrible for a healthy fetus has been wonderful at defeating the cancer cells.

If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position.

I am the first to admit that were I not a woman, I would not have been the vice-presidential nominee.

If you don't run, you can't win.

Tonight, the daughter of an immigrant from Italy has been chosen to run for vice president in the new land my father came to love.