For those that think men make progress collectively, I warn you, history teaches: You couldn't be more wrong.

I would like a practical president, but I would like to be able to have his practicality based on principles, and not just who - I mean the room with.

I am not a journalist. I'm just a guy who cares. I'm sorry. I'm just a guy who cares an awful lot about my country.

We think Scott has real good vision and good tools. He's quick and can run. He took care of the football for us and didn't put it on the ground. When he saw a crack, he hit it. His line did a good job providing him with opportunities.

But are we even capable of maintaining a Republic anymore? Are there enough citizens willing to do the hard work that self-rule requires, or have we become a people who would rather be cared for, fed, clothed, housed, and told what's best for us by a parentlike state? Unfortunately, the evidence suggests the latter.

Remember, beneath every cynic there lies a romantic, and probably an injured one.

I remember feeling, 'If you do not leave now, you won't leave with your soul intact.'