"There are some in Washington today who seem determined to play the same old partisan politics, working to score political points, even if it means burdening this country with an unsustainable status quo,"

VOA: standard.2009.10.10

I know not what the younger dreams-- Some vague Utopia--and she seems, When withered old and skeleton-gaunt, An image of such politics.

我不知年幼者梦想什么-,某种模糊的乌托邦--她仿佛，当枯萎衰老瘦骨嶙峋的时候，这类政治的一个鬼影。

耶鲁公开课 - 现代诗歌课程节选

"It is an age-old problem in politics, where in general in American politics, the candidate who appeals most to the most fervent members of the party wins the primary and then often has a very difficult time appealing to the broader electorate."

VOA: standard.2010.05.19