As a rule, the civil-rights establishment is not punctual.

I'm Christian. I've made mistakes. I believe fervently in second chances.

I am really only interested in new information, not freelance opinion. I don't really care what you think off the top of your head.

Some white people are privileged, some aren't. Some black people are, some aren't. It's strikes me as, by definition, a racist attack in that it's making a generalization - a negative one - based on skin color.

The one thing I'm convinced George W. Bush is good at is bipartisanship. It's clearly something he enjoys personally.

I spoke to one of his advisers on Thursday who said don't look for anything beyond a sort of tepid 'here's my pal, George,'