Well, Mark, I led the charge for five or six years to get reforms for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. I was chairman of an organization called 'FM Policy Focus.' What we were saying was, if there was blip in the housing market, Fannie and Freddie would destabilize the greatest economy in the world.

For longer than I've been involved in the political process, the Republican establishment has claimed to want to provide an alternative for the black community, yet party elite refuse to show up for the game.

Education is a bipartisan issue that concern all communities of color and should be first, last and always about the student learning.

The more I ponder some of the boneheaded decisions GOP candidates have made of late, I can't bring myself to believe that they are serious about capturing more than about 8 percent of the black vote.

When it comes to the American dream, no one has a corner on the market. All of us have an equal chance to share in that dream.

The measure of a man is not how great his faith is, but how great his love is. We must not let government programs disconnect our souls from each other.

There can't be opportunity or jobs without investment and profit.