I'm such a sap for democracy and politics that I get weepy when I see anybody voting.

Billy Tauzin is one of the most interesting people in Washington. He is smart, funny, and interesting.

That great philosopher anonymous once said, never argue with a fool. People might not know the difference.

I believe my friends and neighbors there are misguided. I think they are not going to get what they hoped for. But they feel betrayed by the Democratic and Republican establishment.

Antiwar protestors actually sabotaged and caused a huge amount of damage to military installations and military property during the war. I'm related to someone who caused some of that damage. I mean, it was real. I mean, there was a reason. I'm not defending it, but I'm saying it was not because they didn't like the politics of the protesters. The protesters were violent in a lot of cases.

I am really only interested in new information, not freelance opinion. I don't really care what you think off the top of your head.

This is a major step forward in achieving our objective, which is an ally having a democratic Iraq, a country able to sustain itself and defend itself, a country that will be an ally in the war on terror and a country which will set such a powerful example to others in the region.