We fought a war on poverty, and poverty won

People are tired of wasteful government programs and welfare chiselers, and they are angry about the constant spiral of taxes and government regulations, arrogant bureaucrats, and public officials who think all of mankind's problems can be solved by throwing the taxpayers dollars at them.

Die-hard conservatives thought that if I couldn't get everything I asked for, I should jump off the cliff with the flag flying-go down in flames. No, if I can get 70 or 80 percent of what it is I'm trying to get ... I'll take that and then continue to try to get the rest in the future.

I never drink coffee at lunch. I find it keeps me awake for the afternoon.

Words are even more feeble on this Memorial Day, for the sight before us is that of a strong and good nation that stands in silence and remembers those who were loved and who, in return, loved their countrymen enough to die for them.

May every day be a new beginning, and every dawn bring us closer to that shining city upon a hill.

Politics is supposed to be the second-oldest profession... and I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first.