America's commitment to religious freedom and tolerance should not be conditional.

At some point he has to show that he has a vision of a better way. He can't just say 'The future is bleak, follow me.' Because no one will.

My brother is one of my true heroes. Steady and sober where I am impulsive and emotional.

I don't really care how or why Obama got to the right place on gay marriage. I'm just glad he got there.

Reasonable people can reasonably disagree on policy.

It's just madness. First email. Then instant message. Then MySpace. Then Facebook. Then LinkedIn. Then Twitter. It's not enough anymore to 'Just do it.' Now we have to tell everyone we are doing it, when we are doing it, where we are doing it and why we are doing it.

To pull off successful attacks in debates, you have to execute with nuance and subtlety. It has to be artful.