Congress has an obligation to protect our country's natural beauty embodied in our nation's parks rivers and breathtaking landscapes.

My grandfather was a man when he talked about freedom his attitude was really interesting. His view was that you had obligations or you had responsibilities and when you fulfilled those obligations or responsibilities that then gave you the liberty to do other things.

The people who did the collateralized mortgage obligations sold them to pension funds then sold them short then bought credit default swap insurance on them are just amazing. They are a law unto themselves.

I delight in my family obligations but they leave little time for breaks let alone quick trips across the country.