Sometimes being a "maverick" isn't as glorious as one thinks it will be.

Each of the unfortunate changes in the American system which happened in 1913 would have resulted in some problems probably more manageable each on their own.

It is a wonderful thing when truly stupid ideas return to bite the people that promoted them.

It's interesting that Bill Clinton is not called the first African-American president.

It is far, far better to have a sane Democratic party.

A few men and a few privately held companies have significant power over our economy.

There is one way in which we can help the Cuban people, and that is by immediately and unilaterally ending the embargo that has been in place for all these years.

Freedom, by definition, includes the freedom to choose to be an idiot.

No longer do we seem to be a country of united states, but rather a country of individuals living in different states with less sovereignty each time a new bill is passed.

If a politician is listening to a "special interest group," and is doing what they request, does that mean that he's their "captive"? Or, rather, does it mean that he is performing his Constitutional duty of listening to the grievances of a group of hi...