The 2008 election settled nothing, not even for a while. Our national politics are reflecting what appears to be going on geologically, on the bottom of the oceans and beneath the crust of the Earth: the tectonic plates are moving.

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Don't fall in love with politicians, they're all a disappointment. They can't help it, they...

Don't fall in love with politicians, they're all a disappointment. They can't help it, they...

If you join government, calmly make your contribution and move on. Don't go along to...

If you join government, calmly make your contribution and move on. Don't go along to...

I love eulogies. They are the most moving kind of speech because they attempt to...

I love eulogies. They are the most moving kind of speech because they attempt to...

A great speech is literature.

A great speech is literature.

A speech is poetry: cadence, rhythm, imagery, sweep! A speech reminds us that words, like...

A speech is poetry: cadence, rhythm, imagery, sweep! A speech reminds us that words, like...

I think miracles exist in part as gifts and in part as clues that there...

I think miracles exist in part as gifts and in part as clues that there...

Let's cause some senators distress.

Let's cause some senators distress.

Abortion is either OK or it's not.

Abortion is either OK or it's not.

My generation, faced as it grew with a choice between religious belief and existential despair,...

My generation, faced as it grew with a choice between religious belief and existential despair,...

My generation, faced as it grew with a choice between religious belief and existential despair,...

My generation, faced as it grew with a choice between religious belief and existential despair,...

If you commit a big crime then you are crazy, and the more heinous the...

If you commit a big crime then you are crazy, and the more heinous the...

Most people aren't appreciated enough, and the bravest things we do in our lives are...

Most people aren't appreciated enough, and the bravest things we do in our lives are...

Beware the politically obsessed. They are often bright and interesting, but they have something missing...

Beware the politically obsessed. They are often bright and interesting, but they have something missing...

TV gives everyone an image, but radio gives birth to a million images in a...

TV gives everyone an image, but radio gives birth to a million images in a...

Candor is a compliment; it implies equality. It's how true friends talk.

Candor is a compliment; it implies equality. It's how true friends talk.

The battle for the mind of Ronald Reagan was like the trench warfare of World...

The battle for the mind of Ronald Reagan was like the trench warfare of World...

Sincerity and competence is a strong combination. In politics, it is everything.

Sincerity and competence is a strong combination. In politics, it is everything.

We would all like to vote for the best man but he is never a...

We would all like to vote for the best man but he is never a...

Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives.

Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives.

All politics are based on the indifference of the majority.

All politics are based on the indifference of the majority.