Public service is a part of who I am, having grown up in a family of politicians.
I think the country is very settled in a lot of ways, and we saw that after the Democratic Convention. I think a lot of the bump that we enjoyed came when John Kerry selected John Edwards as his running mate.
I am a huge supporter for cash for caulkers – which allows people to make improvement for energy efficient in their homes. We should do the same for Americans purchasing appliances and computers and for that matter, new air-conditioner and heating units.
One bipartisan policy tradition is to deny Americans the use of our own resources.
As America’s head coach, President Obama needs to make some big and smart adjustments to jump-start economic growth and business investment, stimulate job creation, and get wages up for ordinary Americans.
I am a Yankees fan. I should say – have been to more Yankees games than Mets games.
Killing terrorists is cheaper than capturing them.
Some say I was disappointed when President Obama won, and that is absolute nonsense.
To say that I am pro life is just wrong. I am personally pro-choice and legislatively pro-choice.
I don’t think it’s a great leap to go from civil unions to gay marriage – I may be in the minority in believing that.
I’m in an interracial marriage.
I either run or try to play basketball every day.
I’m not comparing myself to Bobby Kennedy by any stretch, but he was opposed by the liberal establishment, too. Eleanor Roosevelt was the biggest opponent to him running.
I refuse to do anything that would help Republicans win a Senate seat in New York, and give the Senate majority to the Republicans.
I believe that people take risk, and there are rewards if they do well; they should lose if they don’t.
I am a Democrat. But I am an independent Democrat.
The bureaucracy is not great. I don’t think Rick Santorum who is not one for being a big proponent of large bureaucracies would be as enthusiastic a supporter of it.
Republicans believe largely in the market working, Democrats believe stereotypically that you’ve got to give people something. So why not give people a chance to let the market work for them.
If you don’t meet the standards, then you don’t qualify.