No matter how many troops we have in place or how long they stay, we cannot impose a parliamentary democracy there any more than the insurgents can impose a theocracy.

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Our nest eggs, no matter how small, are safe.

Our nest eggs, no matter how small, are safe.

Currently, 94 out of 100 of us pay the Social Security tax all year round.

Currently, 94 out of 100 of us pay the Social Security tax all year round.

For some reason, on that sparkling afternoon last week, I actually saw the coal that...

For some reason, on that sparkling afternoon last week, I actually saw the coal that...

As I listened, it occurred to me that interest in and affection for the animals...

As I listened, it occurred to me that interest in and affection for the animals...

We decided that how we react to and treat those fellow mortals, wild and domestic,...

We decided that how we react to and treat those fellow mortals, wild and domestic,...

America, the temple of invention and industry, doesn't make things anymore.

America, the temple of invention and industry, doesn't make things anymore.

Social Security is at last on the nation's front burner.

Social Security is at last on the nation's front burner.

Our actions in the Middle East over the last 15 years have already guaranteed radical...

Our actions in the Middle East over the last 15 years have already guaranteed radical...

Respect and affection for animals, particularly those who share our homes, recognize no geographic borders.

Respect and affection for animals, particularly those who share our homes, recognize no geographic borders.

In economic panics throughout history, the wiping out of the savings accounts of lower earners...

In economic panics throughout history, the wiping out of the savings accounts of lower earners...

A salute from this corner to President Bush for saying he was willing to investigate...

A salute from this corner to President Bush for saying he was willing to investigate...

The kind of Iraq that emerges from all of this is ultimately out of our...

The kind of Iraq that emerges from all of this is ultimately out of our...

It is statesmanlike for the administration and Congress to look to our nation's welfare beyond...

It is statesmanlike for the administration and Congress to look to our nation's welfare beyond...

In my opinion, the president is right to address future funding, even though Social Security...

In my opinion, the president is right to address future funding, even though Social Security...

When runaway inflation and bank failures struck in Germany in the 1920s, the middle class...

When runaway inflation and bank failures struck in Germany in the 1920s, the middle class...

One of the pleasant duties of America's most famous announcers during the relatively short swing...

One of the pleasant duties of America's most famous announcers during the relatively short swing...

America has faced much more difficult times, including potential national extinction, without flinching.

America has faced much more difficult times, including potential national extinction, without flinching.

The quality that defines us as Americans is the courage to respond to being hit....

The quality that defines us as Americans is the courage to respond to being hit....

It is impossible to exaggerate the wide, and widening, gulf between the American attitude on...

It is impossible to exaggerate the wide, and widening, gulf between the American attitude on...

In matters large and small, many people seemed concerned about churlishness, an ugliness in our...

In matters large and small, many people seemed concerned about churlishness, an ugliness in our...