While I agree that homegrown terrorism and the jihadist threat deserve continuing attention, a single-minded approach ignores all other threats.

Disaster preparedness, whether it's in anticipation of potential weather-related incidents or terrorist incidents requires a skill set that in my mind someone has to be trained for,.

I believe that if corporate America expects consumer confidence to be restored, they must first be honest with us.

If you talk to the Whites in Mississippi they will tell you, 'You can go to any school you want to; we don't see race.' Biggest lie ever told.

Medicare provided guaranteed equal coverage, something that the private sector could not

Unfortunately, WorldCom is not the only company caught up in this kind of accounting scandal. The impact this will have on the general public is yet to be seen.

Medicare debates in Congress should result in better Medicare benefits for all our nation's seniors. We're not asking for special treatment for rural America, just a fair deal.

Finger pointing does not provide answers to grieving relatives

Sending our young men and women into battle is perhaps the most serious course of action a Nation can undertake.

Helping People is Fun. Getting to a Position to help is Not.

Doubt is the incentive to truth and inquiry leads the way.

Despite the ethnic diversity within each nation, the social fabric of the region by and large is one.

So be encouraged and dedicate yourself to your dream and if your dream should come my way one day then we will dance upon the boards of life.

I have huge legs, and I never show them - not because of false modesty, I'm just not comfortable.

Just look for a strong beginning and a strong ending and get moving.

If ideas are what feed serious literature and arresting language, who today is writing a novel of ideas (which can often mean comedy)? I think of Joshua Cohen. Who else?

The leadership for civil rights has to take place in the White House or it is going to take place in the streets.

I am not into fashion. I just like being able to buy my mates dinner.

Etiquette is the grease that makes it possible for all of us to rub together without unnecessary overheating.