I mean,you will have an Afghan government. There are two roads here. One is obviously a run-off election or a negotiated settlement. But what's most important about that process is that there's a credibility and a legitimacy to the government at the end of that process. So which road they choose, that's up to them. It must have - be legitimate and credible in the eyes of the Afghan people.

I would like to run for the mayor of the city of Chicago. That has always been an aspiration of mine even when I was in the House of Representatives.

Whose leadership, whose judgment, whose values do you want in the White House when that lands like a thud on the oval office desk?

While Mayor Daley surprised me today with his decision to not run for reelection, I have never been surprised by his leadership, dedication and tireless work on behalf of the city and the people of Chicago.

There's no safe Republican district. You can run, but you cannot hide.

Republicans are 'bad people who deserve a two-by-four upside their heads.'

You never want a serious crisis to go to waste.