Speeches Are More Important In Politics Than

Beware The Politically Obsessed. They Are Often Bright And Interesting, But They Have Something Missing In Their Natures; There Is A Hole, An Empty Place, And They Use Politics To Fill It Up. It Leaves Them Somehow Misshapen.

Cynicism Is Not Realistic And Tough. It's Unrealistic And Kind Of Cowardly Because It Means You Don't Have To Try. ---in Good Housekeeping

[on President Clinton's Address:] It Was The Worst Inaugural Address Of Our Lifetime, And I Think The Only Controversy Will Be Between Those Who Say It Was Completely And Utterly Banal And Those Who Say, 'well, Not Completely And Utterly.

It's Better For The Country When Each Party Looks Like It Stands For Something Serious, For Some Big Things, But They're Not Narrow And They're Not Bought.

In The 1950s And '60s The [democrat] Party Included Many Obviously Earnest And Thoughtful Liberals Who Supported Goals That Were In Line With And Expressions Of Serious Beliefs. They Believed That America Was An Exceptional Country.