Sometimes, you just let the country have its way, and you don't try to determine the shape of the country. You sort of modestly step back and let the country figure out what it believes.

I think any advocate who is effective has fully acquainted himself or herself with the legislator they are going to meet. Know what committees they are on, what issues they are interested in, all in an effort to build a bridge for communicating with them.

We have weakened the parties and strengthened all the special interests.

As Bill Clinton said so eloquently at the convention, during Vietnam there was a chance to serve; there was a chance not to serve.

Stronger together is, I think, a preposition and a comparative adjective, but it's not really an action verb or what it is.

John Kerry's biography was central to his campaign.

There is no tougher job in America than being a cop on the beat in a major city in this country, big and brawling.