"It is important to note that in this election year not only a president but a third of the Senate and the entire Congress will be elected. None should be given a pass. Candidates should be questioned, in depth, as to the direction in which they will lead America over the next four years, and the discussion should be broader than the narrowly-focused fetishes of the national press."

"After decades of failed policy and deteriorating conditions on the ground, the Arab-Israeli arena is plagued by entrenched new realities and hardened attitudes that combine to make peace more difficult. With an Israeli wall snaking through the West Bank, settlements dominating the landscape, and Gaza and Jerusalem both engulfed and strangled by the occupation - how can the back of this intransigence and sense of entitlement be broken? And with the Palestinian Authority weakened and, in the eyes of many, discredited, a provocative Hamas in control of Gaza, and Palestinians desperate and angry - how to break the back of extremism and despair?"

"The Arab world has failed for 60 years to liberate one inch of Palestine. It’s time for a new, different, and media based strategy."

"Make no mistake about it, come November, in large measure due to the failures of President Bush's foreign policy across the Middle East, America and the world will continue to face enormous challenges: a volatile Iraq, an emboldened Iran, extremism and terrorism. In response to all of this John McCain has made his position clear. How will Democrats respond?"

"I admire and respect Jewish intelligence, hard work, and success. Jews have made enormous contributions to the world in practically all fields. I've studied under brilliant Jewish Professors who've enriched and stimulated my intellectual curiosity. Thus, the question presents itself, why are so many Jews silent when it comes to Israel's blatant oppression, occupation, murder, and expulsion of Palestinians? Statements made by Israeli Rabbis and politicians publicly demanding the murder and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians would be considered war crimes in any other nation."

We [in Canada] no longer have politicians who debate policy in the national interest and are accountable to Parliament. We have theocrats and stooges who take their marching orders from foreign governments. Because [Stephen] Harper knows that his actions are politically and ethically indefensible, he’s afraid to answer the simplest questions. Hell, he can’t even come up with a half-decent lie!

"For Obama, change will not come from the top-down. Winning an election, by itself, is not enough, since it only provides leadership with a fraction of the leverage needed to make fundamental change. Institutional roadblocks, such as partisan gridlock and the stubborn self-interest of entrenched lobbies and interest groups, are not affected by a mere change at the top."

"Now comes Super Tuesday, the date on which twenty four states hold contests that will involve about half of the American electorate. Once thought to be the date on which the elections will finally be decided, it now appears more likely that when the dust settles on Wednesday morning, the contest will still be alive."