George W. Bush: “Freedom will prevail in Iraq.”

Violence and vitriol must be purged from the public square. Members of other political parties are not our enemies; they are our fellow citizens.

We are grateful to the first responders and volunteers who are working to find the missing and comfort the grieving at Camp Mystic and along the Guadalupe.

We learned that bravery is more common than we imagined, emerging with sudden splendor in the face of death.

I'm really happy to be back in this great state.