As a public person, I've always tried to reflect what is embodied in our defining ideals as a nation about equality and fairness and justice and so forth.

I look forward to standing up and holding George Bush accountable for pushing seniors off of Medicare into HMOs.

That is what Americans do. We face a challenge - no matter how great - because we know that on the other side there is always hope.

We should focus more on the things we've accomplished, but I mean, obviously Syria disturbs me greatly and I'm not happy with where Syria is.

It's likely that people will say we're all interested in destroying - ISIL is a threat to everybody. There isn't one country in the region that doesn't despise what ISIL stands for and is doing and that doesn't want to eliminate them.

I have a plan to protect the environment so that we leave this place in better shape to our children than we were handed it by our parents.

The best way to begin genuine bipartisanship to make America stronger is to work together on the real crises facing our country, not to manufacture an artificial crisis to serve a special interest agenda out of touch with the needs of Americans.