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.

They assert that their program is purely peaceful. . . . We want them to demonstrate clearly in the actions they propose that they have truly abandoned any nuclear weapons ambition.

I became a lightning rod for some partisan battles. I could not be prouder of the track record we've put together. By almost every measure, the country is significantly better off than when I came in.

All people should be treated equally, regardless of who they are or who they love.

I think that most Americans don't resent people for getting rich. They want to get rich themselves.

I am a little jet lagged from my trip to Malaysia...The lengths we have to go to to get CNN coverage these days.

Presidential elections always turn on personalities, they turn on how campaigns are run, they turn on natural desires for change.