I absolutely think that when we talk about family, faith, community, I think it's important for Democrats to be able to connect with folks where they live.

The young are going to be the messengers of this continued strengthening of the diversity in America.

Al Qaeda is still a threat. We cannot pretend somehow that because Barack Hussein Obama got elected as president, suddenly everything is going to be OK.

Our destiny is not written for us, but by us.

If war explodes in Sudan, it could have a destabilizing effect that creates more space for terrorist activity that could eventually be directed at our homeland.

In the end, that's what this election is about. Do we participate in a politics of cynicism or a politics of hope?

It's not a nice-to-have - it's a must-have. It's time we stop treating child care as a side issue, or a women's issue, and treat it like the national economic priority that it is for all of us.