There are a growing number of conservatives and Republicans who, while they support the president and support the war in Iraq wonder how many of these nation-building wars we're going to engage in and what the parameters are of that.

It is a rare American who does not have some story about how music has made our lives richer and more interesting, how it has changed our moods, brought out the best in our character and even sometimes helped us earn a living.

Put too many one-size-fits-all jackets on Americans and the place explodes.

I think we do better as a country when we go step by step toward a goal, and the goal in this case should be reducing health care costs.

Americans are sick of the idea of the government taking over everything and trying to run it. We don't know how to run a bank, a car company.

If Mr. Bush and Mr. Forbes don't get most of the votes, they should be arrested for wasting money

The goal with a big piece of social legislation is to have a bipartisan result, so the country will accept it