We are on the precipice of a crisis, a Constitutional crisis. The checks and balances, which have been at the core of this Republic, are about to be evaporated by the nuclear option. The checks and balances that say if…

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It is essential that all Americans take the time to honor and remember those individuals...

It is essential that all Americans take the time to honor and remember those individuals...

A devastating commentary on the war in Iraq is that we have been unable to...

A devastating commentary on the war in Iraq is that we have been unable to...

I want to attract the best people into teaching.

I want to attract the best people into teaching.

I went to the public schools myself. And they were great for me.

I went to the public schools myself. And they were great for me.

If we say the Geneva Convention is obsolete, then what do others who have our...

If we say the Geneva Convention is obsolete, then what do others who have our...

In a brave new world, a post-September 11 world, anyone is going to make certain...

In a brave new world, a post-September 11 world, anyone is going to make certain...

If we are going to stay a great power and I hope and pray we...

If we are going to stay a great power and I hope and pray we...

I made education the highest priority of my campaign - actually education and jobs -...

I made education the highest priority of my campaign - actually education and jobs -...

Soft money will find its way and seep into the political system and corrode it,...

Soft money will find its way and seep into the political system and corrode it,...

Well, the tough thing for them is that the Republican primary is pretty far over...

Well, the tough thing for them is that the Republican primary is pretty far over...

Anyone who thinks they have a monopoly on truth, and there is only one way...

Anyone who thinks they have a monopoly on truth, and there is only one way...

But I don't think the Democratic Party is at eye level with the middle class.

But I don't think the Democratic Party is at eye level with the middle class.

Let me say this, to all of the chattering class that so much focuses on...

Let me say this, to all of the chattering class that so much focuses on...

I'd like to see the health care professionals making decisions, not some bureaucrat in Indianapolis...

I'd like to see the health care professionals making decisions, not some bureaucrat in Indianapolis...

Whether you are a Democrat or Republican, whether you are a liberal or a conservative,...

Whether you are a Democrat or Republican, whether you are a liberal or a conservative,...

I respect people who feel things passionately. I do. But when someone is a judge,...

I respect people who feel things passionately. I do. But when someone is a judge,...

When one has success, the answer is not to undo that success. It is to...

When one has success, the answer is not to undo that success. It is to...

Ideological warriors whether from the Left or the Right are bad news for the bench....

Ideological warriors whether from the Left or the Right are bad news for the bench....

In today's competitive economy, to stand still is to die.

In today's competitive economy, to stand still is to die.

Do not let arguments of expediency persuade you. That is the slow road to oblivion....

Do not let arguments of expediency persuade you. That is the slow road to oblivion....