It's a free country. I wish it weren't.

We're Americans. We shape our own future. Let's start by standing up for President Barack Obama.

I very much believe in values-based leadership, and that the values that I believe in and try to govern by are transcendent values. They have nothing to do with race or even with political parties. Secondly, I think nothing substitutes for the power of the grassroots by showing them the courtesy of going to them where they are and inviting them to take part in the political process.

If you are ever going to move beyond where you stand at that moment you have to conjure a picture in your head of where you want to go.

Anybody who knows me knows that I'm no attack dog.

One great thing about being a black man is that if you put on a hat, you can move around unnoticed.

For too long, Democrats have been telling people what they want to hear. I'm going to tell you what I believe.