Politics Is A Substitute For

I've Always Had Good Energy; I've Always Had Good Health.

Diplomacy Matters. Burden-sharing Matters. Follow-through Matters. And Yes, Sustaining The Peace Is Harder, More Complex And Often Costlier Than Winning The War Itself. No Matter The Surge Of Momentary Machismo -- As Gratifying As It May Be For Some -- It's Short-sighted And Wrong To Simply Go It Alone.

I Grew Up In A Household That Was A Labor Household. My Dad Was A Teamster And A Milk Truck Driver. My Mother Was A Secretary. Neither Of Them Got Through High School. But They Worked Hard And They Gave Me Very, Very Important Opportunities To Go To School, Get A Good Education.

One Of The Big Mistakes Republicans Made With The Contract With America Is That They Tried To Do Too Much Too Fast, And People Revolted Against It.

I Led The Fight For The Clinton Health Care Plan In 1994. We Failed. I Learned From That Experience. What I Learned Is You Can't Pass A Complicated Government-run Plan.