No one is more sensitive to the issue of overeating than the creator of Stuart Smalley.

In our political system, money is power. And that means a few can have a lot more power than the rest. That's bad news for everyone else - and for our democracy itself.

Some of my colleagues seem more interested in using every procedural method possible to keep the Senate from doing anything than they are in creating jobs or helping Americans struggling in a difficult economy.

I know that it is a very sensitive issue.

It's easier to put on slippers than to carpet the whole world.

I couldn't think of anything less appealing than molding the minds of tomorrow's leaders.