My family is more important than my party.

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.

I truly believe that at times like this, silence is not golden. It is yellow.

If this [national Democratic Party] is a national party, sushi is our national dish. Today, our national Democratic leaders look south and say, "I see one-third of a nation and it can go to hell."

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

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

You won't find average Americans on the left or on the right. You'll find them at Kmart.