I'm a liberal, I was born a liberal, and I will be a liberal 'til the day I die.

We are the only institution in our society that can question a president on a regular basis and make him accountable. Otherwise, he could be king.

I think Obama is handling his image very well, but I think he lacks boldness.

I can remember the morning after President Nixon won re-election in 1972. His chief of staff, H.R. Haldeman, called a Cabinet meeting and told the members: 'You are all a bunch of burned-out volcanoes;' and asked for their resignations.

You're only as good as your last story.

You don't spread democracy through the barrel of a gun.

Every president thinks that all information that comes to the White House is their private preserve after they all promise an open administration on the campaign trail, but some are more secretive than others. Some want to lock down everything.