Michael Jackson was a poor black boy who grew up to be a rich white woman

There is no inverse relationship between freedom and security. Less of one does not lead to more of the other. People with no rights are not safe from terrorist attack.

Sometimes I think Texas exists as a reality check for those who might wander too far toward the precious.

Populism is the simple premise that markets need to be restrained by society and by a democratic political system. We are not socialists or communists, we are proponents of regulated capitalism and, I might add, people who have read American history.

Havin' fun while freedom fightin' must be one of those lunatic Texas traits we get from the water - which is known to have lithium in it - because it goes all the way back to Sam Houston, surely the most lovable, the most human, and the funniest of all the great men this country has ever produced.

Bad policies, stupid policies, gutless policies have real consequences.

Politics is not a picture on a wall or a television sitcom that you can decide you don't much care for.