$100,000 donors buy access to Congress and the White House. We believe it's long past time to clean up Washington.

We know there are billions of stars and planets literally out there, and the universe is getting bigger. We know from our fancy telescopes that just in the last two years more than 20 planets have been identified outside our solar system that seem to be far enough away from their suns - - and dense enough - - that they might be able to support some form of life. So it makes it increasing less likely that we're alone. But if we were visited someday, I wouldn't be surprised.

Work organizes life. It gives structure and discipline to life.

In addition I had real and serious questions about an independent counsel investigation that began with private business dealings twenty years ago

My only enemy is right-wing religious fundamentalism.

We must fortify African democracy and peace by launching Radio Democracy for Africa, supporting the transition to democracy now beginning to take place in Nigeria.

I was an equal opportunity eater. Every ethnic group got a shot.