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…

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But when others suggested that the poor should not simply be the objects of these...

But when others suggested that the poor should not simply be the objects of these...

I'm used to being in the minority. I'm a left-handed gay Jew. I've never felt,...

I'm used to being in the minority. I'm a left-handed gay Jew. I've never felt,...

It is because the fight against the harshest aspects of unrestricted capitalism is therefore a...

It is because the fight against the harshest aspects of unrestricted capitalism is therefore a...

The left and the right live in parallel universes. The right listens to talk radio,...

The left and the right live in parallel universes. The right listens to talk radio,...

Martin Luther King said, and it is sadly still true, that one of the most...

Martin Luther King said, and it is sadly still true, that one of the most...

I think there was an absolute, deep gap between consensual relations between adults, which people...

I think there was an absolute, deep gap between consensual relations between adults, which people...

What's troubling is that the Republicans to defend Mr. DeLay are weakening the ethics process.

What's troubling is that the Republicans to defend Mr. DeLay are weakening the ethics process.

People are entitled to the presumption of innocence.

People are entitled to the presumption of innocence.

For many of those who had historically supported welfare programs in the broadest sense, it...

For many of those who had historically supported welfare programs in the broadest sense, it...

There's a lot to be said for not displacing people.

There's a lot to be said for not displacing people.

The regulation of medicine has been a State function.

The regulation of medicine has been a State function.

I hope we will not so characterize religious people as being so narrow and so...

I hope we will not so characterize religious people as being so narrow and so...

But it is also clear that left entirely untouched by public policy, the capitalist system...

But it is also clear that left entirely untouched by public policy, the capitalist system...

But here too it should be noted that the President's approach was to first ask...

But here too it should be noted that the President's approach was to first ask...

The fact that they're a congressionally chartered group should no more incline people to give...

The fact that they're a congressionally chartered group should no more incline people to give...

In this view, the role of the great majority of Americans is simply to buy...

In this view, the role of the great majority of Americans is simply to buy...

Capitalism works better from every perspective when the economic decision makers are forced to share...

Capitalism works better from every perspective when the economic decision makers are forced to share...

Today, many people take for granted the notion that people whose lives are going to...

Today, many people take for granted the notion that people whose lives are going to...

It seems to me that politicians ought to use the same words as other people.

It seems to me that politicians ought to use the same words as other people.

They appear to have become so attached to their outrage that they are even more...

They appear to have become so attached to their outrage that they are even more...