In my opinion, the president is right to address future funding, even though Social Security will show a surplus through 2018 and will not run out of funds until 2042.

It is impossible to exaggerate the wide, and widening, gulf between the American attitude on the Iraq war and the view from our friends across the Atlantic.

Conventional wisdom holds that setting a timetable for getting American troops out of Iraq would be a mistake.

Currently, 94 out of 100 of us pay the Social Security tax all year round.

Those who actually hate animals to the point of being cruel to them are outcasts to the rest of us, no matter where in the world they live.

Perhaps our Irish friends should not so completely turn their backs on their historical dishes, no matter how many jokes they might have to endure.

Respect and affection for animals, particularly those who share our homes, recognize no geographic borders.

America has faced much more difficult times, including potential national extinction, without flinching.

A salute from this corner to President Bush for saying he was willing to investigate raising or eliminating the cap on salaries subject to the Social Security tax.

For some reason, on that sparkling afternoon last week, I actually saw the coal that was passing by and it set me to thinking how important coal was to our everyday lives when I was a little boy.

In economic panics throughout history, the wiping out of the savings accounts of lower earners and the middle class has often led to social revolution, sometimes violent upheavals.

I am captivated by Jesus Christ.

...the beginning and the end of time. These are the same thing, as everybody knows who came into this universe via a wormhole.

I'm a good shot and I love guns - I own several.

In the past, there have been a range of treaties that divided Congress and every administration was able to get them through.

The rhythm of daily action aligned with your goals creates the momentum that separates dreamers from super-achievers .

War was forced upon mankind in his original civil and social condition.

Women have so much power that even hearing the word power frightens them.

If books were Persian carpets, one would not look only at the outer side. because it is the stitch that makes a carpet wear, gives it its life and bloom.

So actions themselves are not good and not bad; only the intention is important.

Catch Fire, Do Something, Get Excited by Finding Your Purpose In Life.