There are a lot of Grinches out there that would like nothing better than to take any references to religion out of the holiday season. – Ernest Istook
The birth of democracy in Iraq is one of the great positive changes of our era. – Ernest Istook
My father was the son of immigrants, and he grew up bilingual, but English is what my father taught me and what he spoke to me. Americas strength is not our diversity it is our ability to unite around common principles even when we come from different backgrounds. – Ernest Istook
Americans should be free to recognize our religious heritage doing that is not the same as creating a government-sponsored religion. – Ernest Istook