Roughly 1 in 6 Americans have Irish blood. I'd say it's probably safe to assume that the average Irish-American who only comes out on St. Patrick's Day has no idea of the sort of economic powerhouse Ireland has become.

The permanent campaign is inherently deceptive.

We are disappointed at the decision. The president remains fully committed to building a culture of life ... that is built on valuing life at all stages.

I was raised on the values of speaking up and making a positive difference in a very political family that believed in the importance of public service.

As a Texas loyalist who followed Bush to Washington with great hope and personal affection and as a proud member of his administration, I was all too ready to give him and his highly experienced foreign policy advisers the benefit of the doubt on Iraq. Unfortunately, subsequent events have showed that our willingness to trust the judgment of Bush and his team was misplaced.

Well, uh, all people - all, I think all human begins, uh, have good attributes, and they also have their flaws.

I still like and admire George W. Bush. I consider him a fundamentally decent person, and I do not believe he or his White House deliberately or consciously sought to deceive the American people.