There's the great line: the definition of a liberal is someone who's afraid to take their own side in a fight. And that's my problem with my fellow liberals.

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Politics is show business for ugly people.

Politics is show business for ugly people.

I grew up in Tom DeLay's district.

I grew up in Tom DeLay's district.

So one important lesson of Vietnam is, the first casualty of an unwise and unjust...

So one important lesson of Vietnam is, the first casualty of an unwise and unjust...

I think too many Democrats are too wimpy. But I think they're beginning to toughen...

I think too many Democrats are too wimpy. But I think they're beginning to toughen...

If it was about lying under oath - we actually know that Clinton certainly was...

If it was about lying under oath - we actually know that Clinton certainly was...

Again, President Reagan was sort of an amiable presence out at the ranch by the...

Again, President Reagan was sort of an amiable presence out at the ranch by the...

I didn't spend a lot of time on national security the American people will be...

I didn't spend a lot of time on national security the American people will be...

It must kill George Bush that John McCain is the most popular and Beloved Republican...

It must kill George Bush that John McCain is the most popular and Beloved Republican...

Never interrupt your opponent when he's destroying himself.

Never interrupt your opponent when he's destroying himself.

I used to go in at 5:30 or 6:00 so I could run.

I used to go in at 5:30 or 6:00 so I could run.

I was the guy that told Bill Clinton he was going to win. I had...

I was the guy that told Bill Clinton he was going to win. I had...

It taught me that Clinton's instinct to make this about your life as a citizen,...

It taught me that Clinton's instinct to make this about your life as a citizen,...

I'm very sunny. You know, I'm always optimistic.

I'm very sunny. You know, I'm always optimistic.

If George W. Bush is given a second term, and retains a Republican Congress and...

If George W. Bush is given a second term, and retains a Republican Congress and...

Bill and Hillary Clinton are the most investigated couple in American history - now the...

Bill and Hillary Clinton are the most investigated couple in American history - now the...

I mean, for all of his faults and the troubles in his marriage, Bill Clinton...

I mean, for all of his faults and the troubles in his marriage, Bill Clinton...

I'm a Catholic, but I used to love going to Vacation Bible School with my...

I'm a Catholic, but I used to love going to Vacation Bible School with my...

Defining the terms of the debate generally dictates who's gonna' win it.

Defining the terms of the debate generally dictates who's gonna' win it.

But I think what happened was that Clinton knew how to fight back. And the...

But I think what happened was that Clinton knew how to fight back. And the...

This gets back to the fundamental lesson of political survival that Bill Clinton taught me,...

This gets back to the fundamental lesson of political survival that Bill Clinton taught me,...