Negative Politics Have Always Been Around.

I Think If You Talk To My Colleagues, I Was Less Than A Fearsome Individual.

I Hate To Sound Sort Of Diffident About It But It Strikes Me That A Lot Of People On The Right Have Got Active Lives And Are Doing Other Things.

Our [republicans'] Object Is To Avoid Having Stupid Candidates Who Can't Win General Elections, Who Are Undisciplined, Can't Raise Money, Aren't Putting Together The Support Necessary To Win A General Election Campaign, Because This Money Is Too Difficult To Raise To Be Spending It On Behalf Of Candidates Who Have Little Chance Of Winning In A General Election.

Would I Like To See The Republican Party Be The Dominant Party For Whatever Time History Gives It The Chance To Be? You Bet.

'empathy' Is The Latest Code Word For Liberal Activism, For Treating The Constitution As Malleable Clay To Be Kneaded And Molded In Whatever Form Justices Want. It Represents An Expansive View Of The Judiciary In Which Courts Create Policy That Couldn't Pass The Legislative Branch Or, If It Did, Would Generate Voter Backlash.