I think if we are actually going to accept our generation's responsibility, that's going to mean that we give our children no less retirement security than we inherited from our parents.

To me, that means getting back to the point where our Constitution means that you don't tap people's phones and poke into their e-mail and you don't arrest people and keep them hidden for a year and a half without charging them.

If I lose, I'm going to retire from politics, practice law, and wear bright leather pants.

We must invest in infrastructure development and rebuilding communities to create jobs.

It's hard to be the first. It's almost as if I'm subject to a different level of inspection.

I want to rebuild America.

I am determined to try to rebuild and renew this country in ways that will build community and level the playing field. To me, that means making certain that the fight to preserve our civil liberties is waged, making certain the fight against discrimination is waged, making certain that women have opportunity in this country.