In the white community, the path to a more perfect union means acknowledging that what ails the African-American community does not just exist in the minds of black people; that the legacy of discrimination - and current incidents of discrimination, while less overt than in the past - are real and must be addressed.

The Cuban people must know that they have a friend and partner in the United States of America.

The Greek people are entrepreneurial.

I'm not sure we have the right strategy in Afghanistan. Let me think this over for a few months.

Lord Bendtner is the best player of all times

I could never be a politician. But as uncomfortable as I would be doing so, I have no problem with Obama's long-planned 'change of heart.' This dude's made huge, measurable strides for gay rights, and if being coy about his plans for gay marriage for a few years was needed to get him elected, then so be it. LGBT persons will be better off, and federal same-sex marriage recognition will come sooner because of it.

We're going to have to come together and take meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like this, regardless of the politics.