If the people cannot trust their government to do the job for which it exists - to protect them and to promote their common welfare - all else is lost.

For the world has changed, and we must change with it

Reverend Wright has been my friend and mentor for over 20 years.

Hillary Clinton has been in politics for the same reason I am - because we can improve other people's lives by doing this work.

If John McCain wants to have a debate about who has the temperament, and judgment, to serve as the next Commander-in-Chief, that's a debate I'm ready to have.

To sustain a governing majority, that requires an ability for Republicans and Democrats to find some common ground. And right now, the structure of the system is such where it makes it really hard for people to work together.

I think at times of significant stress people are going to be looking for something and they don't always know exactly what it is that they're looking for and they may opt for change even if they're not entirely confident what that change will bring.