The reason that he [Shane] is here is that his father's not. How do you balance that? There's no answers. Michael didn't die of a car accident. He didn't have cancer. There's no logical reason that he's not here right now.

One reason I went was to ensure the safety of Shane, and two, was to dispel the lies, and those are the lies. In my opinion, everything she [Judi] says about Michael acting out of character - about him being rude, lazy, drunk - is untrue.

We're tickled that we have him here, but it's quite short-lived. It's very different because we have Shane but we don't have Michael. You try to be happy for everyone around you because it's Christmas and you're opening presents, but you're angry because Michael is not here. Or anywhere.

The reason I talk to myself is that I'm the only one whose answers I accept

Assuming markets behave reasonably well in 2006, I would expect there is no reason we couldn't grow operating earnings in double digits.

The American people have every reason to expect Congress to achieve the right balance in defending their rights while advancing their security, but the Republican-backed conference report fails to do that.