Throughout my many years of service to the people of North Carolina, I have always tried to treat people from all viewpoints with respect.

Public office is supposed to be a public trust. This is a clear sign of the rampant corruption at the highest levels of the Republican leadership.

I have and I will always work to promote a civil public discourse.

Music and politics are in essence about communication. Without over-stretching the analogy I do feel a sense of rhythm is important in getting your message across.

It's very difficult for the American people to believe that our government, one of the richest on Earth, is also one of the stingiest on Earth.

A louder government with less journalism does not enrich our democratic process.

The notion of law enforcement as professional, not political, began developing as an aspiration and an ethos even while, in practice, the FBI was the personal fiefdom of J. Edgar Hoover.