You live in the age of interdependence. Borders don't count for much or stop much, good or bad, anymore.

People ought to be going over this, finding things they don't like. Congress has clearly proved they can act in a hurry. If there's something wrong with it, it can be amended. If something needs to be kicked in, it can be put in. If something needs to be taken out, it can be taken out.

Only astrophysicists new about the Internet 20 years ago. Today my cat has a website.

Saddam Hussein didn't kill 3,100 people on Sept. 11. Osama bin Laden did, and as far as we know he's still alive.

Won't it be sad to have an Internet connection to Mars if there are no Martians to write to or e-mail us?

I came of age believing that, no matter what happened, I would always be able to support myself.

The conservative Republican governors tend to be more oriented toward trying to work with Democrats and getting things done.