Slowly, but surely, we are moving in the right direction. We're on the right track. The economy is getting stronger

What drags down our entire economy is when there's an ever-widening chasm between the ultra-rich and everybody else.

It was basic research in the photoelectric field-in the photoelectric effect that would one day lead to solar panels. It was basic research in physics that would eventually produce the CAT scan. The calculations of today's GPS satellites are based on the equations that Einstein put to paper more than a century ago.

My relationship with Silicon Valley and the tech community historically has been really good. Many of these folks are my friends.

Scripture tells us to "run with endurance the race that is set before us." As we do, may God hold close those who’ve been taken from us too soon.

My greatest hope is to be able to pass the same dreams and hopes and vision that I've been able to enjoy in my life, on to the next generation. Not just for my children - because with a mother like Michelle, my kids are going to be great - but for all children. There are too many children in this country for whom the American dream is so distant and the odds against them are so daunting.

Military surge in Afghanistan to eliminate the Taliban.