If you think Independence Day is America's defining holiday, think again. Thanksgiving deserves that title, hands-down.

There is no Senate rule governing the proper uses of the filibuster.

I hate to tell you, but it's not always pretty up there on Capitol Hill and there have been other scandals as you know that have been more than simply naughty e-mails.

When politicians rush to fix things, it's a sure sign that either the intended patient is dead or fully healed.

The secret of learning to be sick is this: Illness doesn't make you less of what you were. You are still you.

Go off-road...Practice a little daring.

You're young and you're bulletproof and invincible. But never underestimate the power of other people's love and prayer.