A lot of middle-class black people think that the Democrats have nothing new to say about race, that their ideas read more

A lot of middle-class black people think that the Democrats have nothing new to say about race, that their ideas are bankrupt, and that the party basically takes their loyalty for granted, ... Then the Republicans start coming around — and we're like the lonely girl standing against the wall at a dance. Even if you know it's lip service, you feel receptive, just because somebody has bothered to come over and pay attention to you.

The new always happens against the overwhelming odds of statistical laws and their probability, which for all practical, everyday purposes read more

The new always happens against the overwhelming odds of statistical laws and their probability, which for all practical, everyday purposes amounts to certainty; the new therefore always appears in the guise of a miracle.

That loss forced us to concentrate on the satellites. And from my perspective, the satellites are where the action is. read more

That loss forced us to concentrate on the satellites. And from my perspective, the satellites are where the action is. That's where the big surprises came.

One of our goals was to have a quarter where we only gave up nine points or less. Instead, we read more

One of our goals was to have a quarter where we only gave up nine points or less. Instead, we only gave up nine in the half.

Energy is going to catch the attention of the market. It's probably a force that's not going to leave because read more

Energy is going to catch the attention of the market. It's probably a force that's not going to leave because we're in transition from concern about oil to concerns about natural gas and how that will affect consumer spending as we head into winter.

The importance of this big defeat, dramatic defeat is not only that they have lost areas, but they have lost read more

The importance of this big defeat, dramatic defeat is not only that they have lost areas, but they have lost their main fighting force,

I've never seen oil slicks covering such a large area in the Gulf of Mexico.

I've never seen oil slicks covering such a large area in the Gulf of Mexico.

These guys are not young anymore. They have eight games under their and it will be interesting to see how read more

These guys are not young anymore. They have eight games under their and it will be interesting to see how we respond in a big game at this point in the season.

He acknowledges that he does have an alcohol problem.

He acknowledges that he does have an alcohol problem.