Whether we like it or not, we remain a dominant military superpower.

There wasn't a time where I felt fearful that I couldn't make the best decisions possible.

Now, I've lived long enough to know that race relations are better than they were 10 or 20 or 30 years ago no matter what some folks say. You can see it not just in statistics, you see it in the attitudes of young Americans across the political spectrum. But we're not where we need to be. And all of us have more work to do.

America is much less violent than it was 20, 30 years ago, and immigration is much less a problem than it was not just 20, 30 years ago, but when I came in as president.

If we choose only to expose ourselves to opinions and viewpoints that are in line to our own, we become more polarized, more set in our own ways. It will only reinforce and deepen the political divides in our country. But if we choose to actively seek out information that challenges our assumptions and beliefs, perhaps we can begin to understand where the people who disagree with us are coming from.

Thanksgiving reminds us that no matter our differences, we're still one people, part of something bigger than ourselves.

Call Loretta Lynch for a vote. Get her confirmed. Put her in place. Let her do her job.