The good news, though, is that I find in my political travels that people, as regular citizens, are more interested than ever in getting together and having discussions. They want to hear about other viewpoints that differ entirely from what…

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Little ol' boy in the Panhandle told me the other day you can still make...

Little ol' boy in the Panhandle told me the other day you can still make...

The opposite for courage is not cowardice, it is conformity. Even a dead fish can...

The opposite for courage is not cowardice, it is conformity. Even a dead fish can...

But, as my mother used to tell me, two wrongs don't make a right. But...

But, as my mother used to tell me, two wrongs don't make a right. But...

The middle of the road is for yellow lines and dead armadillos.

The middle of the road is for yellow lines and dead armadillos.

Politics isn't about left versus right; it's about top versus bottom.

Politics isn't about left versus right; it's about top versus bottom.

There's enormous progressive activism and, more often than not, success at the grassroots level -...

There's enormous progressive activism and, more often than not, success at the grassroots level -...

The corporations don't have to lobby the government anymore. They are the government.

The corporations don't have to lobby the government anymore. They are the government.

Do something. If it doesn't work, do something else. No idea is too crazy.

Do something. If it doesn't work, do something else. No idea is too crazy.

If you don't speak out now when it matters, when would it matter for you...

If you don't speak out now when it matters, when would it matter for you...

What's new is that the White House itself has now been corporatized. It's not politicians...

What's new is that the White House itself has now been corporatized. It's not politicians...

There's nothing in the middle of the road but a yellow stripe and dead armadillos.

There's nothing in the middle of the road but a yellow stripe and dead armadillos.

Even the smallest dog can lift its leg on the tallest building.

Even the smallest dog can lift its leg on the tallest building.

Democracy is not something that happens, you know, just at election time, and it's not...

Democracy is not something that happens, you know, just at election time, and it's not...

This is a matter of public health. The public was sick and tired of DeLay...

This is a matter of public health. The public was sick and tired of DeLay...

The Bible declares that on the sixth day God created man. Right then and there,...

The Bible declares that on the sixth day God created man. Right then and there,...

When I entered politics, I took the only downward turn you could take from journalism.

When I entered politics, I took the only downward turn you could take from journalism.

The only difference between a pigeon and the American farmer today is that a pigeon...

The only difference between a pigeon and the American farmer today is that a pigeon...

The issue isn't just jobs. Even slaves had jobs. The issue is wages.

The issue isn't just jobs. Even slaves had jobs. The issue is wages.

It's hard for the donkeys to win the race if they're going to carry the...

It's hard for the donkeys to win the race if they're going to carry the...

But the good news is that out in the countryside, just about every place that's...

But the good news is that out in the countryside, just about every place that's...