Everybody in America is going to have to sacrifice to help us rebuild the Gulf Coast. Every government program, every individual, we are all going to have to sacrifice

The danger of what's happening right now in terms of using reconciliation is, the purpose of the Senate is going to be defeated. And that is to bring consensus to big issues in this country.

The real debate is we've had an activist court, and the American people don't want an activist court. And the real fear from those who might oppose Samuel Alito is that he'll bring the court back within a realm where the American people might want us to be with a Supreme Court; one that interprets the law, equal justice under the law, but not advancing without us advancing, the legislative body advancing, ahead of him.

Careerism: the self-centered philosophy of governing to win the next election above all else.

I can't see the country electing another Bush, i love Jeb Bush - I think he's a nice guy. I just can't see it.

The longer a politician bears power, the more he is controlled by that power.

All change starts with a distant rumble at the grassroots level.