"A Total Social Conservative"

“Everybody knows me to be a progressive or a liberal or lefty or whatever. I think of myself as a bleeding-heart conservative. You will not f— with my Bill of Rights, my Constitution, my guarantees of political justice for all. But does my heart bleed for those who need help and aren’t getting the justice that the country promises them and the equal opportunity the country promises? Yes. I’m a bleeding heart, but I think myself to be a total social conservative." 

Norman Lear

"A Set of Principles"

"I Have a Pen"

"That's the Difference"

“You don’t have a right to know everything in a separation-of-powers government, my friend. That is the difference between a parliamentary government and a separation-of-powers government.”

Eleanor Holmes Norton to House Oversight and Government Reform Committee

"Your Subpoena Is Not Helpful"

"While I am hopeful that we can work together constructively to address your stated interests, your subpoena is not helpful to these efforts. As you know, it has been the view of administrations from both political parties that summoning the President’s most senior advisors to provide public testimony raises significant separation of power concerns."

White House Counsel, W. Neil Eggleston

In a letter to Darrell Issa, chairman House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, on the role of the Office of Political Strategy and Outreach--one day before office director, David Simas, under subpoena to testify on potential violations of the Hatch Act.