The Italians have had 2,000 years to fix up the Forum and just look at the place!

In our brief national history we have shot four of our presidents, worried five of them to death, impeached one and hounded another out of office. And when all else fails, we hold an election and assassinate their character.

I live in New Hampshire. We're in favor of global warming. Eleven hundred more feet of sea-level rises? I've got beachfront property. You tell us up there, "By the end of the century, New York City could be underwater," and we say, "Your point is?"

There are just two rules of governance in a free society: Mind your own business. Keep your hands to yourself.

The real alternative to power of the rich is not power of the poor. It's just plain power.

A little government and a little luck are necessary in life, but only a fool trusts either of them.

I write because I like to make things and the only things I am good at making things with are words.