Last year missing states wasn't that big a deal because I wasn't really going to do anything. To be able to come here this year and be a contender, it feels great.

Stupid mistakes can be fixed. It stinks that it has to happen at the state meet in my senior year. But I'm me, so I'm always going to be learning.

I'm still Sean that me mates went to school with, not Sean the film star. And that's the way I prefer to be.

As part of my efforts to fight identity theft, I worked with my colleagues on the Financial Services Committee to strengthen consumer protection with a reasonable notification requirement.

I don't like broad swords. They're not much fun. A broad sword is just a big chunk of steel, and there's not much finesse in it, not much skill, I don't think anyway.

The American people expect more from Congress. They expect fiscal responsibility and common sense. They expect us to return to the pay-as-you-go budget rules that we had enacted in the past that helped us establish a surplus, however briefly.