You can't get all of your news from Jon Stewart, especially since it's a comedy show.

Barack Obama's inspirational whoosh to the presidency in 2008 was unusual. Most campaigns are less exhilarating; indeed, they are downright disappointing - until someone wins.

Cynicism is what passes for insight among the mediocre.

Anonymous sources are a practice of American journalism in the 20th and 21st century, a relatively recent practice. The literary tradition of anonymity goes back to the Bible.

I think that if you make a strong statement of principle, even if the folks disagree with you, people will respect you for it.

You know, larger than life is always better than smaller than life in politicians. And, you know, God save us from mediocrities.

What do you do in a novel? You take recognizable characters from your own life, and you fantasize about what they're really like.