What we have is two important values in conflict: freedom of speech and our desire for healthy campaigns in a healthy democracy. You can't have both.

When I'm president, we'll have executive orders to overcome any wrong thing the Supreme Court does tomorrow or any other day

I've thought a lot about the world and how George Bush sees the world and it ain't even close.

Those who have prospered and profited from life's lottery have a moral obligation to share their good fortune.

We are all so privileged to be citizens of America, and we all need to be engaged.

The people I'm honored to represent in Missouri and all over the country want leaders to address their kitchen table everyday problems.

I think a lot of people think I was born in a blue suit, on the David Brinkley show. And that isn't me. I am much more that kid who grew up in South St. Louis, in a very modest household, with a simple background with parents who didn't get through high school.