I'm not a proselytizer. I was raised Catholic. I am a Catholic.

Under Reagan came the idea of putting your pension plan in the stock market, which wasn't a guaranteed pension.

So is there a difference between Democrats and Republicans? Sure. The Democrats say one thing ("Save the planet!") and then do another--quietly holding hands behind the scenes with the bastards who make this world a dirtier, meaner place. The Republicans just come right out and give the bastards a corner office in the West Wing. That's the difference.

Most liberals I know were for invading Afghanistan right after 9/11.

Greed has been with human beings forever. We have a number of things in our species that you would call 'the dark side,' and greed is one of them. If you don't put certain structures in place or restrictions on those parts of our being that come from that dark place, then it gets out of control.

Should such an ignorant people lead the world? How did it come to this in the first place? 82 percent of us don't even have a passport! Just a handful can speak a language other than English.

Transporting Americans is and should be one of the most important functions our government must address.