I'm not going to put my energy into focusing on things that are hypothetical that we don't know.

We need to guarantee equal rights and civil rights and say that, here in America, workers have the right to organize - women have the right to choose - and justice belongs to everyone regardless of race or gender or sexual orientation.

My definition of patriotism is to defend your country with the truth, no matter the consequences.

I mean does Israel want a third Intifada?

If the tea party folks would go out there and get angry because they think their taxes are too high, for God's sake, a lot of citizens ought to get angry about the fact that they're being killed and our planet's being injured by what's happening on a daily basis by the way we provide our power and our fuel and the old practices that we have. That's something worth getting angry about.

For those of us who are fortunate to share an Irish ancestry, we take great pride in the contributions that Irish-Americans.

I don't think losing 3 million jobs, having deficits as far as the eye can go, having 2 million people lose their health insurance, turning your back on kids in schools and not funding No Child Left Behind represents a vision.