"It is not the duty of government to bail out and reward those who act irresponsibly, whether they are big banks or small borrowers."

Why would we even think about raising our already-high corporate taxes?

The problem for McCain is that he himself has depicted lobbyists as being the Devil Incarnate.

When politicians start looking at corporations with a greedy eye, it may sound appealing - but it's your pocket they'll be picking.

Barack Obama has made an original contribution to the debate over gun control.

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

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.

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.

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...