War can be so impersonal yet when we put a name, a face, a place and match it to families, then war is not impersonal.

Public control of the political process requires public financing. The restoration of our American Democracy depends upon public financing.

Look, I've lost before. And there's always a tomorrow.

The belief in the inevitability of war is a self-fulfilling prophecy... We need an alternative vision, to see the world as one, as interconnected.

Wake up, America. The insurance companies took over health care. Wake up, America. The pharmaceutical companies took over drug pricing. Wake up, America. The speculators took over Wall Street. Wake up, America. They want to take your Social Security. Wake up, America. Multinational corporations took over our trade policies, factories are closing, good paying jobs lost. Wake up, America. We went into Iraq for oil.

I think we need to look for any opening we can to avoid a war and we shouldn't pass up any opportunity for resolution.

In the past week it has become clear that the vote on the final healthcare bill will be very close. I take this vote with the utmost seriousness. I am quite aware of the historic fight that has lasted the better part of the last century to bring America in line with other modern democracies in providing single payer health care.