I also know that there have been many times in our history when the proximity of an election has induced exactly the kind of leadership and consensus-building that produce progress in our democracy.

You know, I respect what Howard Dean has been able to do. It's good for our party. But I've got to tell you this: If money alone decided presidential nominations, Phil Gramm would have been nominated in '96.

If this Administration doesn't show some economic leadership soon, the American Dream will be harder and harder for millions of Americans to realize.

You can't be a full participant in our democracy if you don't know our history.

Every four years we go through the same cycle of hope and disillusionment.

Since I became part of the zeitgeist, I've been called a sellout many times.