I think America should amass a strategy for success, and set out the milestones. We need to help the Iraqis get their democracy up and running, we've got to help them train their military and police and security people, and we've got to start moving out.

You have to be an optimist to be in politics.

There has to a certain responsibility, whether it's TV news, online news, to sort out opinion from fact.

I was a stock broker once. I think there is an absolute place for market investments. But they should never be the basis of one's retirement. They should be an additional piece on top of a basic, secure, guaranteed retirement benefit.

It is in Saudi Arabia's best interest to allow women to fully participate in its society, and this includes the right to vote and run for office.

The point is that what we want, Democrats, and what we've always wanted, is to make abortion safe, legal, and rare.

I've faced the grief, I've faced the anger, and I'm ready to keep up the fight because America is worth fighting for.