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.

For most Americans, Friday afternoons are filled with positive anticipation of the weekend. In Washington, it's where government officials dump stories they want to bury. Good news gets dropped on Monday so bureaucrats can talk about it all week.

I'm running for senator because it's time for a change.

If you wait until those weapons pose a direct, clear, present danger to the United States, you've probably waited too long.

Having a Congress with a more diverse educational and professional background would serve the country well. And given the budget challenges facing America today, we might benefit from a few more cold, calculating problem solvers, and fewer courtroom impresarios.

The campaigns of Steve Forbes, Pat Buchanan, Ross Perot, and John McCain all outperformed expectations on their support from independent voters. They made no effort to shy away from ideology, but conveyed to voters that their policies were driven by principle, not party talking points.

Shakespeare would never have gone far in today's politically correct world.