She watched and taught the girls that sang at their embroidery frames while the great silk flowers grew from their needles. – Louise Jordan Miln, The Feast of Lanterns
Needlepoint is a superb way to stop smoking and nibbling, and unlike counted cross stitch also allows the mind to wander. – Carole Berman and Jennifer Lazarus
It is a sign of the times that the absence of meaningful ID requirements in many states leaves our voting process vulnerable to fraud and allows legal votes to be cancelled out by illegally cast ballots. – Virgil Goode
As a parent and a citizen, Ill take a Bill Gates (or Warren Buffett) over Steve Jobs every time. If we must have billionaires, better they should ignore Jobss example and instead embrace the morality and wisdom of the great industrialist-philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. – Eric Alterman
The American flag is an enduring symbol of liberty, democracy, and justice. It is fitting that the House act to protect it as we approach our nations birthday, and as our men and women in uniform rally behind it in Iraqs battlefields. – Joe Barton
