It's easy to get distracted by the vaudevillian aspects of the healthcare debate.

Informed opponents of Obama's healthcare initiative have expressed dismay at the low level of discourse.

My escape is to just get in a boat and disappear on the water.

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My humour has always come from anger, but I have to make sure I don't just get angry and jump on a soapbox.

I've always enjoyed making people laugh. But in order for me to be funny, I have to get ticked off about something.