I find that those who voted for George W. Bush are less offended by his religious references, and those who voted for Bill Clinton did not seem offended at all when people prayed at his inauguration.

In the media universe we're in, where there are people screaming on one end, there is no problem at all with having a little bit of extra politeness.

On immigration, there are a lot of hurdles before anything arrives at the White House.

I knew early on that I wanted to be a reporter, but I didn't know I was a political journalist until my first job in Boston, in the '70s, covering the public school committee at a time when busing was a huge issue. Children's lives were being directly affected by political decisions, and that's when I realized that everything is politics.

No parent should be denied from their Scouting - their son's Scouting experience simply because those parents happen to be gay.

I find that those who voted for George W. Bush are less offended by his religious references, and those who voted for Bill Clinton did not seem offended at all when people prayed at his inauguration.

Did I say that the President's entire job is image management? Of course not.