It's always an honor to be considered in such stories, to be mentioned.

We're going to rename the invitational to honor Pat. I pulled him in front of the crowd and made a speech.

We believe. We believe in our destiny as a nation. We believe we have been called to do good, to spread the blessings of liberty and encourage the sense of trust upon which free societies depend.

Yet, it ought to be obvious that good music generally occupies a higher plane that mere politics. Great writers can express moods through melody and capture experiences we share most powerfully - love, lust, longing; joy, rage, fear; triumph, yearning and confusion.

Every one of our greatest national treasures, our liberty, enterprise, vitality, wealth, military power, global authority, flow from a surprising source: our ability to give thanks.

Many people don't give a rip about politics and know as much about public affairs as they know about the topography of Pluto.