Ideological warriors whether from the Left or the Right are bad news for the bench. They tend to make law, not interpret law. And that's not what any of us should want from our judges.

You can set up whatever negotiations or structure you want, but until the Palestinians are willing to accept the fact, as the majority of Israelis do, that there should be two states between the Jordan and the Mediterranean, we won't have peace.

But I don't think the Democratic Party is at eye level with the middle class.

When Mitt Romney says he wants to reform the tax code, hold on to your wallets. We know Mitt Romney never met a tax haven he didn't like. But his new favorite tax haven is actually not the Cayman Islands - its Paul Ryan's budget.

I think teaching should be an exalted profession, not a picked-on profession.

A devastating commentary on the war in Iraq is that we have been unable to spend money on infrastructure.

Bigotry has always been the poison of America, and we oughta do everything to eradicate it with no excuses or explanations.

If we say the Geneva Convention is obsolete, then what do others who have our soldiers say?

I'm totally opposed to vouchers. I will fight them tooth and nail.

Barack Obama knows that to create an economy built to last, we need to focus on middle-class families. Families who stay up on Sunday nights pacing the floor, like my dad did, while their children, tucked in bed, dream big dreams. Families who aren't sure what Monday morning will bring, but who believe our nation's best days are still ahead.