There is a difference between being bold and being rash.

For me, one of my earliest memories of politics where I thought that I could do anything was when Walter Mondale of Minnesota picked Geraldine Ferraro as his running mate. I literally remember what she wore - the red dress, the white pearls. And I saw that, and I thought anything is possible.

I believe we can incentivize more affordable health care in general by better regulating insurance and creating meaningful competition for health care services.

Who would know but ten years ago that kids would be texting each other all the time, that that would be one of their main forms of communication.

Well, I think the way to go is civil unions. But I do think when you talk about the Republican Party and the debates that are going on within the Republican Party on a number of issues, what I'm hoping is that they will get to a point where they will work with us on moving forward with this economy.

We have to do a better job of putting some rules on the insurance companies.

In my job you can't just put your head in the sand and throw partisan bombshells. You have to get results.