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.

Has he paid his dues? Is he black enough? John Lewis and I were out there marching and organizing sit-ins back in the '60s so that his children and my children would not have to do it. We would have been failures if had to do the same things we did.

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

In particular, the emerging call from our nation's evangelicals to protect God's creation is substantial

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.

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.

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