We liberals do sometimes forsake our vows of compassion for all mankind.

Sometimes misunderstandings between bloggers and the MSM are the result of simple ignorance.

I think provincialism is an endemic characteristic with mankind, I think everybody everywhere is provincial, but it is particularly striking with Texans, and we tend to be very Texcentric.

We should all laugh more at our elected officials - it's good for us and good for them.

'Get along, go along' is not an inspirational philosophy, and only God knows how much moral cowardice it has covered up over the years. Serve your time, collect your chits, and cash 'em in for your home state? No, I'd say we could ask for more than that from our senators.

It is possible to read the history of this country as one long struggle to extend the liberties established in our Constitution to everyone in America.