There's nothing conservative about allowing ourselves to become so inured to a 'tough on crime' frame of mind that we would abandon tested alternatives that can yield better outcomes.

Ethics reform is about restoring the public trust. When that is in doubt, nothing is more important than restoring it.

I don't mind fighting as long as it's for a good cause.

I don't mind knife fights. I just want the knives to come to the front.

One of my unique features as a politician is that I am so blunt and so forthright, and I put my cards on the table to such a degree people aren't used to, that there's nothing left to hide.

It borders on inconceivable that Clinton didn't know that the emails she received - and, more obviously, the emails that she created, stored and sent with the server - would contain classified information.