Politics takes patience, time, listening and endless meetings.

I hope we can get back to what I call the kitchen table. Everyday issues that people are really worried about and focused on.

Democracy is interactive... Its a constant job of information, education, explanation, listening, and interactive communication.

Our democracy if self-cleansing. If you don't like it, be a candidate, or support a candidate.

I grew up in the '50s and '60s when Jack Kennedy was president. We would watch him on television. And our teachers always talked about the good things public servants could do. I thought maybe that's something I should do. So when I got out of law school, my wife, Jane, and I became precinct captains.

I've always had good energy; I've always had good health.

I led the fight for the Clinton health care plan in 1994. We failed. I learned from that experience. What I learned is you can't pass a complicated government-run plan.