I was not a jock in high school. I know, you're shocked.

When it comes to war, we focus more on the mainstream coverage of the event, rather than the event itself. People dying is never funny. Protest puppets are always funny.

I'm in fact a hair under six feet, but I'm very svelte. People would never see me if I turned sideways.

I know a lot about a few things - mostly useless things.

As the great philosopher George Santayana would have said, 'those who cannot remember the past . . . should simply read Jan Van Meter's Tippecanoe and Tyler Too.' Van Meter's greatest hits collection of slogans is the catchiest ever retelling of American history. It's like the greatest minds of Madison Avenue sat down to write a history book. They don't make sound bites like they used to!

If there's one thing that everyone can agree on, it's that, right or wrong, they hate the press.

Homemade sweaters are always itchy.