I said yes, which turned out to be the right answer.

I suspect most self-described 18-year-old Scandinavian women named Inga who collect and wear string bikinis are, in reality, more likely to be middle-aged, pot-bellied guys named Lou who collect and wear string cheese.

Political pornography is not unlike the sexual kind: difficult to define, but you know it when you see it

I'm more concerned about members of Congress being drug-free than I am about members of the Yankees or Giants

The most important political task facing the out-of-power party - the Democrats for now - is creating a villain to run against. It's certainly easier than developing some grand new ideas or policies on which to campaign.

Once you buy a prize, it's yours to keep.

That's the trouble with trying to influence an undecided voter. First you have to find one