Education can lift individuals out of poverty and into rewarding careers.

We need to take advantage of the opportunity we have now to create a vision and become great.

If we want unity, we must all be unifiers. If we want accountability, each of us must be accountable for all we do.

Education can lift individuals out of poverty and into rewarding careers.

Parents who have fought fiercely for the rights of their much-loved Gay and Lesbian children should not have to worry that their children will be treated differently. As a mother, I can tell you that there is no prouder moment than watching your children grow up, fall in love, and commit to that love in front of their families and friends. I want that same joy for every parent and every child.

Surely no issue unites us more than our appreciation for our military personnel who are bringing aid to devastated countries, defending us against terrorism, and fighting to make a free election possible in Iraq.

I'm free. I'm free to say what I feel.