Curiosity wouldn't let him take such an easy road, however.

But sometimes the easy road got to be a problem.

But this is not an easy road for the Democrats.

Not an easy road, but the one he must follow.

Not an easy road to travel, but more than a trail.

Yet even those outside the profession will know it has not been an easy road recently.

But it has not been an easy road for them with their brilliant son.

"And we've started at a company that has had serious financial problems - so no one can say we took the easy road."

"We never thought this was going to be an easy road," he said.

It's not an easy road you'll walk two weeks from now.