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 Southern Baptist Convention today would be part of the religious right and 20 years ago it would have been read more

The Southern Baptist Convention today would be part of the religious right and 20 years ago it would have been more mainstream. I think it would also be fair to say the conservatives have developed pretty strong ties to the Republican Party.

It was the best year as far as vehicles produced and sold, probably one of the worst in terms of read more

It was the best year as far as vehicles produced and sold, probably one of the worst in terms of corresponding profitability.

Common sense is the measure of the possible; it is composed of experience and prevision; it is calculation applied to read more

Common sense is the measure of the possible; it is composed of experience and prevision; it is calculation applied to life.

We took her into the doctor, and at first they didn't know what was wrong. She went down so quick read more

We took her into the doctor, and at first they didn't know what was wrong. She went down so quick in a few days. I thank God for the doctor at the clinic in Joes. They drew her blood and said, 'You have 48 hours to get her to Children's (Hospital).' I was devastated.

I ran a post, ran straight past the safety and when I saw the ball in the air, I knew read more

I ran a post, ran straight past the safety and when I saw the ball in the air, I knew it was over after that,

Congress has a duty to taxpayers to make informed decisions when carrying out its legislative, appropriation, and oversight functions. Such read more

Congress has a duty to taxpayers to make informed decisions when carrying out its legislative, appropriation, and oversight functions. Such decisions require access to timely and accurate information, and when access is restricted, we are unable to provide oversight and fulfill our constitutional responsibilities.

It was no wonder that people were so horrible when they started life as children.

It was no wonder that people were so horrible when they started life as children.

Everything I've ever done was out of fear of being mediocre

Everything I've ever done was out of fear of being mediocre