We got the money because we thought it was an exciting idea that would really help the handicapped, the elderly and anyone else wanting to come fish,

After high school, Michael wanted to take the next step and help his country. When he was 17, he urged his mother to support his decision to enlist in the U.S. Marine Corps. Though she was hesitant, Marianne knew her son would follow his own path.

I was very much focused on something we could do that would help the elderly, because muscle weakness becomes such a major health problem.

When you're 50 you start thinking about things you haven't thought about before. I used to think getting old was about vanity - but actually it's about losing people you love. Getting wrinkles is trivial.

He basically stabbed pro-life people in the back by joining the Gang of 14,

What I saw with my kids was consistent with what I had been hearing, ... I looked around at local (Washington, D.C., driving) schools ... and could not find one that anyone would tell me was a great school.