I admire and respect Bill Clinton. I think he was a great president.

Last week in the Homeland Security Committee, Republicans were against port security; and today, one week after Democrats unveiled our Real Security Agenda, they're for it

A lot of very competent people sometimes make errors.

An ability to compromise is important. That means stepping back and getting the ego out of the way in order to accomplish what you want to get done.

Democrats have laid out a program that, if adopted, would make us independent of Middle Eastern oil in ten years, and create a new economy especially for those in rural America. Our program invests in clean energy alternatives and provides energy assistance for those in need.

Our top priority is our troops, who are making the extraordinary effort to fulfill the mission they have been given. Democrats will work with this Administration to better define that mission and a realistic expectation of success in Iraq.

I have always abhorred the word racism. I never use it.