As Long As I Have

The Great Lesson My Mother And Father Gave Me Was Almost Invisible. It Was A Strong Sense Of Being Rooted.

Texas: 32 Electoral Votes, Another Of The So-called Big Enchiladas Or If Not An Enchilada At Least A Huge Taco.

Music Is Important. It Says Things You Heart Can't Say Any Other Way, And In A Language Everyone Speaks. Music Crosses Borders, Turns Smiles Into Frowns, And Vice Versa. These Observations Are Shared With A Hope: That, When Schools Cut Back On Music Classes, They Really Think About What They're Doing - And Don't Take Music For Granted.

The American Dream Is One Of The Greatest Ideas In The History Of Human Achievement . . . It Thrives Today In An Age When Its Core Components Of Freedom And Opportunity Are Open To More Americans Than Ever Before. It Holds A Real, Identifiable Place In The American Heart And Mind, And It Informs The Aspirations Of Everyone From Farmers To Software Developers, From Detectives To Bankers, From Soldiers To Social Workers . . . It Defines Us As A People, Even As We Add To Its Meaning With Each New Chapter In Our National Experience And Our Individual Actions.

It's A Legitimate Point To Debate. But It's Part Of The Reality. It's Happening, But It's Also True They (looters) Are In The Distinct Minority. I Think There's A Hero On Every Street Corner In New Orleans, And I Think The Reporting Has Shown That. I Think The Balance Has Been There.