I think reconciliation is Obama's goal - but the fight with the Republicans is like a fight with pit bulls, they never let go. Even worse, now the Republicans feel they can keep pushing and he will keep giving. They have not seen a stiff resistance on his part.

We are facing a stiff wind right now, but if we persist and keep fighting back, we will prevail.

The laws are stacked for the wealthy.

Our dreams must be stronger than our memories.

When they wrote the Constitution, only white male landowners had the right to vote.

No one has earned the right to do less than their best.

On the political front, of course it's a zero-sum game. If it's all white males holding positions, you bring 10 women in, then it's, 'Women are coming!' Get 10 blacks and it's, 'Blacks are coming!' 'Hispanics are coming!' Zero-sum game. The seatmates might change but the chairs don't move. In the economy, the number of chairs can actually increase.