It's time for democrats to grow a backbone and stand up for what we believe.

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.

We have drained common sense out of our politics. The more we focus on tactics and games, the more good people check out and give up

I think that hope, that ability to envision, to imagine a better way, and then to apply yourself to it, is the way to climb out of a hole, is the way to build a better life, is the way to build a better community and a better country.

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

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

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