I can remember that little thrill - that little shiver of excitement - when the Opry audience would encore a person because that person had touched them so.

In his 16 years in the Senate, John Kerry has fought against government waste and worked hard to bring some accountability to Washington. Early in his Senate career in 1986, John signed on to the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Deficit Reduction Bill, and he fought for balanced budgets before it was considered politically correct for Democrats to do so. John has worked to strengthen our military, reform public education, boost the economy and protect the environment.

Cover this confirmation process with prayer. When they make it harder for us to pray, we just pray harder.

I can remember that little thrill - that little shiver of excitement - when the Opry audience would encore a person because that person had touched them so.

Howard Dean knows about as much about the South as a hog knows about Sunday.

I wish we lived in the day where you could challenge a person to a duel.

Once upon a time, the most successful Democratic leader of them all, FDR, looked south and said I see one third of a nation ill-housed, ill clad, ill nourished. Today our national Democratic leaders look south and say, I see one third of a nation and it can go to hell.