I will get stronger. I will return.

Our office corner has really become an area where the Tea party movement congregates and the rhetoric is really heated. Not just the calls but the e-mails, the slurs.

Be bold, be courageous, be your best.

My resolution, standing with the vast majority of Americans who know we can and must be safer, is to cede no ground to those who would convince us the path is too steep, or we too weak.

My position is to listen to my constituents, learn from the best information available and ultimately make sound, rational decisions that are going to be beneficial to the people of the 8th Congressional District.

Your future shines bright - find your purpose and go for it. Starting tomorrow, you can change the world.

I am still fighting to make the world a better place and you can, too.