Dad was also a deeply, unabashedly religious man... , But he never made the fatal mistake of so many politicians - wearing his faith on his sleeve to gain political advantage.

Now, ignorance is one thing, ignorance can be cured. But many of the Republican leaders opposing this research know better.

I couldn't join a party that, frankly, tolerates members who are bigots for one thing, homophobes, racists.

We can choose between the future and the past, between reason and ignorance, between true compassion and mere ideology.

Stem cell research can revolutionize medicine, more than anything since antibiotics.

The big elephant sitting in the corner is that George W. Bush is simply unqualified for the job. What's his accomplishment? That he's no longer an obnoxious drunk?

My father didn't know George W. Bush from Adam.