It’s certainly true that it’s easier to be patient about change when you’re not personally suffering...

We didn't create ISIS. ISIS created ISIS.

We stiffened the penalties for fraud, we extended nationwide efforts to make sure that payments are accurate and they closed a loophole in which people were gaming the system. We didn't change eligibility requirements or reduce the level of benefits.

[Donald trump] was steamed about [Hillary] Clinton's suggestion that he might not be as rich as he says. So he ditched the email stuff and instead spend a couple of minutes defending the greatness of his income, his company, his debts, his bankers, his buildings - and then sort of forgot what he was talking about and wandered off into a riff about how terrible our infrastructure is.

Apparently the Republican base got radicalized first, and Democrats picked up the ball later. Or something.

Ben Carson says his flat tax will be around 15 percent. And by God, if he ever shows you the details, you'll see how awesome and deficit-killing it is.

The media should be embarrassed and humiliated and keep its mouth shut and just listen for a while.