Most liberals think of civil liberties as their Achilles heel. It isn't.

The Turks ... the Saudis, the Emiratis, etc. What were they doing?

This nuclear option is ultimately an example of the arrogance of power.

It's why we oppose Citizens United from that right-wing Supreme Court. In 2012, I also said the Tea Party "acted like terrorists" and called a donut shop manager in Milwaukee who wanted lower taxes a "smartass." And I said the number one issue is a three-letter word, J-O-B-S." I'm proud of who I am.

In this world, emotion has become suspect - the accepted style is smooth, antiseptic and passionless.

Life is a matter of really tough choices.

Mark my words.It will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama like they did John Kennedy. The world is looking. We're about to elect a brilliant 47-year-old senator president of the United States of America. Remember I said it standing here if you don't remember anything else I said. Watch, we're gonna have an international crisis, a generated crisis, to test the mettle of this guy.