There are a lot of reasons that you’d be inclined to give up. But my faith and my optimism in this country and especially in young people has never been greater. They give me reason for hope.
Come November, voters will have a choice between electing an ass-kicker who will fight for them or an ass-kisser who has sold them out to the special interests and billionaires who fund his campaign.
“First and most important: do not rely on security advice from Q&A interviews in random college magazines. The threats you face are probably much more serious than that.”
Half of the labor unions in Houston, for example, are oil and gas related, but they still found me to be a trustworthy advocate for their rights in the workplace and for their general health and wellbeing—someone who will bring them to the table.
“The majority of us as well as many others felt as if the sky was falling, and that we were running for office to lift the sky back up and back into its proper place.”
“We need to be much more careful about where we deploy, when we deploy, and how we deploy our troops.”
“Ordinarily I’d be well into thinking about some new topic by now, but this time I’m not. I have no project. That feels weird and unpleasant.”
“That’s the brand we’re going for, and it’s a tricky brand to go for, because you don’t want to be dull, or finger-wagging, or sanctimonious.”
