I'm an old man of 73, and I've been around a long time. If I don't know something by now, I probably never will.

Politicians wishing to set a better tone should have the discipline to avoid televised cage matches.

Barack Obama's life was so much simpler in 2009. Back then, he had refined the cold act of blaming others for the bad economy into an art form. Deficits? Blame Bush's tax cuts. Spending? Blame the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. No business investment? Blame Wall Street.

It's good to give seniors more choices and more options, let them choose a plan that's best for them and target assistance to the lowest income people.

Let individuals create real wealth, empower them, create something that they can leave for their children.

Bureaucrats behave very differently than a private-sector manager because their motivations are different. Permanent bureaucrats, no matter how senior, worry about their next job.

I understand the process of politics and the game of television.