All of you are aware of the tragic history of racism in America, but for a very long time, African-Americans and their white allies came together and they struggled and they stood up for justice and they stood up to lynching and they stood up to segregation and the stood up to a nation where African-Americans couldn't even vote in America.

I am a fierce supporter of Planned Parenthood, NARAL, and gay rights in this country.

I'm not a Democrat, I'm an Independent, but I caucus with the Democrats.

I am not a great fan of the payroll tax holiday because I'm nervous about what it does to the future of Social Security.

I'm not that much of a socialist compared to Eisenhower.

I have known Secretary [Hillary] Clinton for 25 years and respect her very much.

I think Katrina is one more indication of how inefficient and corrupt this Administration is, and indicates the absolute lack of seriousness that [George W.] Bush has in making the government respond to the needs of the people. They are so separated from the lives of normal, low-income people that it never occurred to them that if you're poor and have no money, no car, that you can't leave.