Well, Many Of Us Believe That Excessive

For Most Of My Life, I Have Eaten To Deal With Stress.

But On Those Occasions When I Do Strongly Disagree With The Democrats And I Don't Say Anything, I Think I Forfeit My Right To Have People Pay Attention To Me When I Say The Things That I Don't Like About What Republicans Are Saying.

I'm Used To Being In The Minority. I'm A Left-handed, Gay Jew. I've Never Felt, Automatically, A Member Of Any Majority.

When Community Action Was Put Into Federal Law In The Early Sixties As Part Of The Effort To Combat Poverty And Social Injustice, I Supported It Intellectually.

I Was Still Closeted, But From The Day I Decided To Run For Office, Knowing That I Was Gay, I Decided That I Would, Of Course, Still Be Closeted But That I Would Work Very Hard For Gay Rights. It Would Be Totally Dishonorable, Being Gay, Not To Do That. So I Had That As Kind Of A Secondary Agenda.