The ecclesiastical system of Rome, and particularly its leaders, for a thousand years and more thought that the earth is fixed and that everything else revolves about it.
It is evident that not all people that have the confidence of the prime minister are the same ones that have the confidence of the head of state.
I think the problem with President Obama - and I like him personally, I came into the Senate with him - is his agenda.
Law professors like Obama tend to view the law as one means to an end, and others, like myself, tend to view it as the end itself.
I happen to agree with many of President Obama's policies, but in our system, it is often as important how you do something as what you do.
I am waiting for the decision, which is not depending of me, to know if the trial will be in Iraq, in the states, or in international court. Of course, the decision is not mine.
If you want to understand what is going on in the White House today, you have to begin with Barack Obama.
I believe the most compelling explanation of Obama's actions is that he is, just like his father, an anti-colonialist.
People tease me about knowing somehow that Obama would put Clinton into the cabinet, and everybody would talk about a team of rivals.
It's one thing to earnestly try but fail to bring the two sides together. Though Democrats will deny it, that was the case with George W. Bush.
People who are using it to sell things on Craigslist to holding garage sales - campaigns - the Obama campaign and the Romney campaign both used Square to raise funds.
The first sign of whether Obama is serious about confronting the climate crisis will be revealed by how he organizes the White House.
Those who devote their lives to serving our country, children, and neighborhoods are giving back. They have answered the call to serve.
Concentrating wealth in the hands of the few and deregulating financial institutions and practices lead to speculative bubbles that eventually burst - and that brings the whole country down.
Thank you for the opportunity for the Democratic Party and progressives to reclaim the votes of the sane citizens of these United States.
I think blaming the president for high gas prices is like blaming Rudy Giuliani for 9/11.
Do we want in this nation to lose the backbone of manufacturing in this country? Do we want to be a nation that doesn't want to manufacture anything?
I certainly never thought I would run for office myself. If someone had suggested it, I would have laughed out loud.
I actually prepared Vice President Biden for his debate in the last election. I played Sarah Palin. It's a little tough debating a woman.
We are taking the steps necessary to be ready to send whatever assistance is requested of us, and we are preparing to receive citizens who seek refuge in our state.
Now I have known Sen. Bill Frist, the Majority Leader of the United States Senate, since he was born.
