We will ultimately be judged by how we react in times of trouble and how we care for the least among us.

The idea that the United States is going to win the war in Iraq is just plain wrong.

John Ashcroft is not a patriot, John Ashcroft is a descendant of Joseph McCarthy.

We've not had one Republican president in 34 years balance the budget. You can't trust right-wing Republicans with your money. You ought to hire somebody who has balanced a budget. I'm much more conservative with money than George Bush is.

What John McCain didn`t realize was that Sarah Palin was his demographic. He thought he was appealing to younger women, and in fact, Sarah Palin appealed to people who were like McCain, old white guys, who thought she was sexy to skin a moose. That was a miscalculation, it didn`t work. They didn`t do the vetting, they didn`t do the polling.

What I want to know is why in the world the Democratic party leadership is supporting the president's unilateral attack on Iraq?

I think the recovery hasn't been stronger because the hole that was dug for President Obama by the Bush administration was far worse than anybody could imagine, first of all.