Republican politics have been off-kilter for several years now because a large segment of the conservative base does not look back fondly on the Bush presidency.

If we say that anyone who 'moralizes' must be perfect morally then we are in effect saying no one can moralize.

We’re all born idiots, and we only get over that condition as we get less young.

If you spend any time in Washington you'll find nerds. What happens is most of them sublimate their fixations with comics, or baseball cards, or 1960s British comedies to policy minutiae and political arcana. But, like Christians in ancient Rome, you can still spot them if you know the signals.

I don't think twice about picking up my dog's poop, but if another dog's poop is next to it, I think, 'Eww, dog poop!

I would also say Barack Obama has spent much, much, much, much more money than the Republicans.

Fascism isn't a libertarian doctrine! It just isn't, never will be and it can't be cast as one.