Voter suppression laws, overzealous filibuster use, you name it - the Republicans use every tactic they can to stop our democracy from actually selecting the person with the most support.

We have gasoline at $2 a gallon. If that doesn't drive demand, I don't know what will.

America is an idea. And it's the solemn responsibility of each 'temporary' president to protect and nurture that noblest of all ideas - with integrity. This man, Mitt Romney, has shown - not through his experience, but through his actions and words - that he is unqualified to carry out that responsibility.

Obviously we want to keep the jobs we've got.

I've, we have in this state, like many other states, we're experiencing an enormous budget deficit that we're trying to grapple with. But we will have progress despite the deficits.

We need to be celebrating those who serve us rather than mocking them for the purpose of getting on TV and selling some books.

This is the place where anybody - like an African American kid raised by a single mom - can be president.