Patriots Don't Go To Russia. They Don't

I Think That Our Own Crisis Of Democracy Is In Its Own Way Affecting Our Ability To Leverage In The Same Way That We Used To In The World.

Great Challenges Confront Our Great Nation. We Seek To Meet Them By Rising To The Task, Not By Defining Our Country Down.

I Get Always A Little Uptight When I Hear Politicians Say How Exceptional America Is.

We Do Not Need More Division. We Certainly Do Not Need Something As Complex And Emotional As Vietnam Reduced To Simple Campaign Rhetoric.

In The Middle Of The Cavernous Cargo Hold Was A Simple, Aluminum Coffin With A Small American Flag Draped Over It. We Were Bringing Another American Soldier, Just Killed, Home To His Family And Final Resting Place. The Starkness Of His Coffin In The Center Of The Hold, The Silence Except For The Din Of The Engines, Was A Real Time Cold Reminder Of The Consequences Of Decisions For Which We Senators Share Responsibility.