I think that the Democratic Party is a big tent, which means that there are positions I may not agree with.
Barack ObamaI don't care whether you're driving a hybrid or an SUV. If you're headed for a cliff, you have to change direction. That's what the American people called for in November, and that's what we intend to deliver.
Barack ObamaWe've endured too many tragedies. And each time I learn the news I react not as a President, but as anybody else would - as a parent.
Barack ObamaThereโs no doubt that thereโs some folks who just really dislike me because they donโt like the idea of a black President.
Barack ObamaI have been to this point unwilling to sign on to same-sex marriage primarily because of my understandings of the traditional definitions of marriage. But I also think you're right that attitudes evolve, including mine.
Barack ObamaI am going to be able to present to the incoming administration a country that is stronger. A federal government that is working better and more efficiently. A national security apparatus that is both more effective and truer to our values. Energy policies that are resulting in not just less pollution, but also more jobs.
Barack Obama