We've got to break through the wall of secrecy. It's America's fate.

President Bush has asserted the right to wiretap and eavesdrop on any American without a warrant in the name of fighting terrorism. He has asserted presidential power beyond stated constitutional rights, and there is no Republican gutsy enough to call his hand.

Life is too short to drink the house wine.

If we lose our title of "land of the free," what have we got?

I had a lot of fun bantering back and forth with Kennedy. But for ease and comfort, it would be Gerald Ford. He was a down-home type. I came from the Midwest and he came from the Midwest. He was nonaggressive and kindly.

All presidents rail against the press. It goes with the turf.

But when will our leaders learn - war is not the answer.