12 b]efore the speech, you wrote in the wall street journal that you were unimpressed with the staging, the greek column look, the hugeness of the arena 11 i kissed a girl and i liked it 14 a lot of people have never tried squash or zucchini. they don't know what that strange-looking vegetable is, so this is introducing new vegetables to the table 12 i am not resigning. i have to protect the democracy of this country 10 championed reform of earmark spending by congress, and i told the congress thanks but no thanks on that 'bridge to nowhere,' 12 the war within: a secret white house history 18 the late show with david letterman 12 old boys' club 13 bad things happen when good people stay silent