As you get closer to the election, the likelihood that Congress is going to be able to pass legislation, particularly read more

As you get closer to the election, the likelihood that Congress is going to be able to pass legislation, particularly on what might be viewed as partisan or difficult issues, diminishes.

Everyday of my life I am forced to add another name to the list of people who piss me off.

Everyday of my life I am forced to add another name to the list of people who piss me off.

It seems to me that the idea of a personal God is an anthropological concept which I cannot take seriously. read more

It seems to me that the idea of a personal God is an anthropological concept which I cannot take seriously. I also cannot imagine some will or goal outside the human sphere.

Certainly Katrina eliminated boating activities in that part of the Gulf Coast, but for West Marine, 15 stores were directly read more

Certainly Katrina eliminated boating activities in that part of the Gulf Coast, but for West Marine, 15 stores were directly affected by the hurricane. Last year, they had 60 stores in the path of major hurricanes, and it affected earnings by about a penny. At least with respect to the hurricanes, it should be less (of an impact) than what happened last year.

We form bonds. It's a very female bonding kind of dance.

We form bonds. It's a very female bonding kind of dance.

It was co-ed. They didn't have enough kids otherwise.

It was co-ed. They didn't have enough kids otherwise.

Congress has a duty to taxpayers to make informed decisions when carrying out its legislative, appropriation, and oversight functions. Such read more

Congress has a duty to taxpayers to make informed decisions when carrying out its legislative, appropriation, and oversight functions. Such decisions require access to timely and accurate information, and when access is restricted, we are unable to provide oversight and fulfill our constitutional responsibilities.

I did tell the President that we need a lot of Colin Powell and very little of Rumsfeld

I did tell the President that we need a lot of Colin Powell and very little of Rumsfeld

I have realized that the past and future are real illusions, that they exist in the present, which is what read more

I have realized that the past and future are real illusions, that they exist in the present, which is what there is and all there is.