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

One of the big mistakes Republicans made with the Contract with America is that they tried to do too much too fast, and people revolted against it.

I think in some cases busing did improve the situation in some areas; in some cases it didn't. We had busing in St. Louis, and it has been ended and we are using other methods of trying to better integrate the schools.

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

Every proposal I'm making, every idea I'm advancing has a single, central purpose: to revive a failing economy and give working Americans the help and security they need.

Why would we want to keep a tax cut that's failed? Why would we not want to go back to the Clinton tax code? And why would we not want to help every family more with a health-care plan like mine? Let's help average people. Let's be Democrats.

If you want to run for president, you better be an athlete. It's 24/7. It never ends. You give up your personal life completely and you have something of a chance to be shot.