It got so bad. I had to break down and tell him.

It got so bad. I had to break down and tell him.

I personally am waiting to celebrate. I have my fingers crossed. Sharon was one of our biggest enemies.

I personally am waiting to celebrate. I have my fingers crossed. Sharon was one of our biggest enemies.

Crude gained a lot last week and we are giving some of that back. The U.S. led a large attack read more

Crude gained a lot last week and we are giving some of that back. The U.S. led a large attack in Iraq last week, one that wasn't unprecedented, but the media got a hold of it and the market reacted.

I think the press, which arguably was cowed by the (Bush) administration in the run-up to the war with Iraq, read more

I think the press, which arguably was cowed by the (Bush) administration in the run-up to the war with Iraq, was certainly not cowed in covering the aftermath of Katrina.

I was a little country hick boy.

I was a little country hick boy.

I am the Roman Emperor, and am above grammar.

I am the Roman Emperor, and am above grammar.

A lot of kids get caught in a gap. They think they're going to college, but when they graduate, they read more

A lot of kids get caught in a gap. They think they're going to college, but when they graduate, they have a job or are not sure.

I couldn't have asked for anything better than the way they've treated me here, especially my teammates. I wasn't worried, read more

I couldn't have asked for anything better than the way they've treated me here, especially my teammates. I wasn't worried, but I was pretty nervous about how I'd be accepted. Ever since Day One it's just been great. There's been no negativity at all, absolutely none.

When I saw him speak here before, I could look into the audience and see people who look like him read more

When I saw him speak here before, I could look into the audience and see people who look like him laughing at things I didn't know the references to. There is an intimacy between Chicago writers and the population of this city that I find really wonderful. It's warm and it's welcoming. It's a little like going to a Baptist church. They know when to say 'Amen'.