The ability of Republican leaders to rile up their base - helped along by folks like Rush Limbaugh, some commentators on Fox News - I think created an environment in which Republican voters would punish Republicans for cooperating with me. That hothouse of back-and-forth argument and - and really sharp partisanship I think has been harmful to America.
Barack ObamaA free market was never meant to be a free licence to take whatever you can get, however you can get it.
Barack ObamaWe have known for decades that our survival depends on finding new sources of energy. Yet we import more oil today than ever before.
Barack ObamaTogether, we could open up government and invite citizens in, while connecting all of America to 21st century broadband. We could use technology to help achieve universal health care, to reach for a clean energy future, and to ensure that young Americans can compete - and win - in the global economy.
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