“When you have controversial parents, people have expectations about yo...” — John Podhoretz Quote

When you have controversial parents, people have expectations about you. If every day at work I thought to myself, 'How does this relate to them?' I'd be paralyzed.

While negativity is politically useful, it is also demoralizing unless it is accompanied - and to some extent overshadowed - by elevated and inspiring ideas about the American future.

Conservatives have long been suspicious that Romney isn't truly one of them. The release of his tax returns should settle the matter once and for all: He's not only to be accepted, but admired and emulated - and by liberals as well as conservatives.

Every great political campaign rewrites the rules; devising a new way to win is what gives campaigns a comparative advantage against their foes.

I think that people live in safe spaces these days; they don't want to deal with the controversy and the drama.

Controversy equalizes fools and wise men in the same way - and the fools know it.

I think that in the blogosphere, the idea is to have the most controversial stuff up.

The frustrating part of being tagged 'controversial' is people go looking for trouble where there isn't any to look for.

I think Obamacare, for all its controversy, is actually working.