Iraq will drive American agenda for a long time because Iraq policy has so damaged America in the Middle East region, left us isolated. We are there now by brute strength, we are not there because we are desired.

The white, the Hispanic, the black, the Arab, the Jew, the woman, the Native American, the small farmer, the businessperson, the environmentalist, the peace activist, the young, the old, the lesbian, the gay and the disabled make up the American quilt.

Our flag is read, white and blue, but our nation is a rainbown-red, yellow, brown, black and white - and we're all precious in God's sight.

When everyone is included, everyone wins.

In tough economic times, desperate people do desperate things, and the abortion rate goes up.

Tears will get you sympathy, sweat will get you change.

There have been more people disenfranchised in Washington than there have been in Kuwait.