I've been a reporter for 20 years, and I don't ever get things wrong. That's important in terms of my professional status.

The informed, unmanaged question. That's the most dangerous thing at a press conference anywhere.

The fact is, I can vote for anybody; independents, Republicans, Democrats. But I'm a registered Democrat in the District of Columbia.

The key is to put your outrage in a place where you can get it when you need to, but not have it bubble up so much, especially when you're asked to explain new ideas or explain what you observed two people who share none of your experiences.

Who besides guys like me are part of the reality-based community?

I don't have to deal with the issues of the daily news cycle.

Choose your words meticulously and then let them rumble up from some deep furnace of conviction.