Do I consider myself a part of the casino capitalist process? No I don't. I believe in a society where all people do well.

We live in a country where a small number of people have incredible wealth and power. America has more income and wealth inequality than any other major country.

What we have seen for a very long time is large corporations shutting down plants in this country, plants that are often profitable, in order to get cheap labor all over the world. And that is one of the reasons why the middle class in this country is disappearing.We have lost our manufacturing base, and that's an issue that has got to be dealt with.

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.

At a time when the Post Office is losing substantial revenue from the instantaneous flow of information by email and on the Internet, slowing mail service is a recipe for disaster.

The votes elected officials make should be based on the best interests of the American people, not the fear of retribution when shadowy groups spend millions of dollars on negative advertisements.

The only way change happens is when people become more significantly involved in the political process.