We believe in a government that is characterized by fairness and reasonableness, a reasonableness that goes beyond labels, that doesn't distort or promise to do things that we know we can't do.

It's a Little Leaguers game that major leaguers play extraordinarily well, a game that excites us throughout adulthood. The crack of the bat and the scent of the horsehide on leather bring back our own memories that have been washed away with the sweat and tears of summers long gone...even as the setting sun pushes the shadows past home plate.

For too many, the dream of economic mobility has been replaced with a nightmare of economic stagnation.

You want calamities? What about the Ice Age? God made this world, but didn't complete it.

There are few things more amusing in the world of politics than watching moderate Republicans charging to the right in pursuit of greater glory.

You will not be able to tell that they are capable of greatness until you provide them with a packed house, a 3-and-2 count and the game is on the line.

For me to make lasagna would be a desecration of a great Italian dish. . . . I don't mess with sacred things.