The Clinton era is over. I think that there would even have been a certain amount of rejoicing among some Republicans if Gore had won or if Ralph Nader had won or if Satan had won.

I'm a foot soldier in the war on Christmas. And the war on puppies and sunshine.

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.

I will say, the one thing Mexico does well is punish prisoners. They do. They're good at that.

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

I'm not trying to be mean. You [ Nicholas Kristof] have written about climate change. You're really concerned and you've thought a lot about the suffering of people in other countries. It doesn't seem like you have thought that deeply about the suffering of your fellow Americans. You don't have the solutions say as you do for global warming. And my question is: Isn't it always easier for the elites to identify with abstractions or poor people in other countries and kind of ignore their own country men. I have noticed this. Have you noticed that?

To politicize a man's tragic death is about as low as you can go, isn't it?