I said yes, which turned out to be the right answer.

If I went in to pitch this show to a network, I would be laughed out of the room.

The most important political task facing the out-of-power party - the Democrats for now - is creating a villain to run against. It's certainly easier than developing some grand new ideas or policies on which to campaign.

I wouldn't be surprised to learn that Clinton cost John Kerry more votes than he gained for him whenever they appeared together. Imagine being part of a crowd enraptured by the presence of Bill Clinton, and then having to listen to a speech by John Kerry!

I'm more concerned about members of Congress being drug-free than I am about members of the Yankees or Giants.

Sometimes you just stumble into something that works, and here I am a quarter of a century later.