I'll change the posture of our federal government from being one of the most anti-science administrations in American history to one that embraces science and technology.

What I could not support was a dumb war, a rash war, a war based not on reason but on passion, not on principle but on politics.

We have to have better intelligence. We have to have better interdiction capabilities. And so the issue is not how much we spend or how hard we try; the issue is are we doing it the right way? Are we being smart about it?

The shift to a cleaner energy economy wont happen overnight, and it will require tough choices along the way. But the debate is settled. Climate change is a fact.

It was the call of workers who organized; women who reached for the ballot; a President who chose the moon as our new frontier; and a King who took us to the mountain top and pointed the way to the Promised Land. Yes we can!

The truth is that America has been closely divided politically for quite some time. That was reflected in some of the challenges I had with the Republican Congress.

I attend Trinity United Church of Christ, and my pastor [was] Jeremiah Wright.