I see myself in the mold of Rin Tin Tin. It didn't go to his head either.
I remember as a boy when the conversation on civil rights was won in the South. I remember a time when one of my friends made a racist joke and another said, 'Hey man, we don't go for that anymore.'
We are going to have the best educated American people in the world.
There's lots about politics I don't feel comfortable with. To talk about the politics of future ideas is impossible in soundbite form.
The Congress is virtually incapable of passing any reforms unless they first get permission from the powerful special interests who are most affected by the proposal.
I'm naturally an optimist, but my basis for hope is rooted in my understanding of human nature.
As human beings, we are vulnerable to confusing the unprecedented with the improbable. In our everyday experience, if something has never happened before, we are generally safe in assuming it is not going to happen in the future, but the exceptions can kill you and climate change is one of those exceptions.
I was in elective politics for 24 years. I've made four national races, two for President, two for Vice President. I have found there are other ways to serve, and I'm enjoying them.
