One of the traditional methods of imposing statism or socialism on a people has been by way of medicine.

Politics is just like show business. You have a hell of an opening, coast for a while, and then have a hell of a close.

I have learned that one of the most important rules in politics is poise - which means looking like an owl after you have behaved like a jackass.

For decades, we have piled deficit upon deficit, mortgaging our future and our children's future for the temporary convenience of the present. To continue this long trend is to guarantee tremendous social, cultural, political, and economic upheavals. You and I, as individuals, can, by borrowing, live beyond our means, but for only a limited period of time. Why, then, should we think that collectively, as a nation, we are not bound by that same limitation?

God...should never have been expelled from America's schools. As we struggle to teach our children...we dare not forget that our civilization was built by men and women who placed their faith in a loving God. If Congress can begin each day with a moment of prayer...so then can our sons and daughters.

Unemployment insurance is a pre-paid vacation for freeloaders.

If adults want to take such chances (with marijuana) that is their business