"On May 27, 1999, Wayne LaPierre, the current president of the NRA, in testimony before the House Judiciary Committee, said: 'We think it is reasonable to provide mandatory, instant criminal background checks for every sale at every gun show. No loopholes anywhere for anyone.'

"Closing the loophole had the support of the NRA. In 1999. More than 20 years and 180,000 gun murders ago. Come on!"

"The story goes that when a reporter asked the famous bank robber Willie Sutton 'why did he rob banks,' Sutton replied, 'Because that's where the money is.' Sorry, rich people, you've got the money and we've got bills to pay. Your only consolation will be a promise to savagely cut spending, which will probably hurt you too. But better the tax-person than the mob."

"...for each citizen that doesn't have insurance, the government should buy the best insurance it can for $4,500; for each citizen that does have insurance, provide a $4,500 premium subsidy."