This is the ugliest period in our politics in many decades, ... tribalism.

I think was Harry Truman who said, 'If you want to live like a Republican, vote Democratic,' ... The idea that somehow a Democratic majority is harmful for the economy strikes me as fanciful. It's financial fiction.

The energy on cultural issues has been on the side of the conservatives,

In the old days, [the committee] raised small amounts of money, doled it out to people who didn't need it and sat back and waited to see who would win.

I think Governor Bush can feel very confident that Cheney will not be a negative and will be a marvelous positive, ... if he is fortunate enough to be elected to the White House.

The problem will be finding floor time, especially in the Senate, where Supreme Court nominations, appropriations bills, (budget) reconciliation, and post-Katrina/Rita measures leave little time for anything else, ... Steroids are likely to carry over to next year.