I Consider Myself A Republican.

I Have Tried To Maintain Civil Relationships With Everyone I Meet - And, Even If I Violently Disagree With Them, Try To Be Respectful.

I Wish I Could Set Deadlines For The Congress, But That's Just Not The Way The Constitution Is Written.

A Wild And Crazy Weekend Involves Sitting On The Front Porch, Smoking A Cigar, Reading A Book.

One Of The Big Changes In The Congress Since I First Came To Washington Is That All Of These Folks Go Home Every Weekend. They Used To Play Golf Together; Their Families Got To Know Each Other, Go To Dinner At Each Other's Homes At Weekends - And These Would Be People Who Were Political Adversaries.

Often, Loyalty Means Telling People Things They Don't Want To Hear. It's Not Being Sycophantic, It's Not Telling Them How Wonderful They Are Every Day. It's Being Willing To Tell Them The Days They're Not Wonderful.