There are many reasons why Mitt Romney should not become president, but perhaps the most important of all is the narrowness of his experience, perspective and vision.

I'm still basically an idealist, which translates into getting real things done to make people's lives better.

If we say the Geneva Convention is obsolete, then what do others who have our soldiers say?

I feel very strongly that we need to change the way we do trade because it has been one of the major factors that lead to decline of middle class incomes.

I don't think we should be putting first-time drug offenders in jail for five years. It's a waste of resources.

We need to make sure middle-class people are able to pay the bills. We need to make sure that poor people don't starve. Those are values, too.

Republicans always try to paint Democrats as weak on defense. This time, they can't. After all, Mitt Romney's idea of an overseas accomplishment is sending U.S. jobs there.