I believe the American people spoke loud and clear to the Bush Administration in yesterdays election that they disapprove of the current direction in the war in Iraq. As a result, the President wasted no time in dumping Secretary Rumsfeld.

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.

A lot of very competent people sometimes make errors.

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

The bottom line is that five million low-income Americans working full time for minimum wage, deserve a raise.

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

Get yourself prepared, educationally and emotionally, and develop mental toughness. Don't ever give up.