The old notion that children are the private property of parents dies very slowly. In reality, no parent raises a child alone. How many of us nice middle-class folk could make it without our mortgage reduction

A nation that does not stand for its children does not stand for anything and will not stand tall in the future.

Somehow we are going to have to develop a concept of enough for those at the top and at the bottom so that the necessities of the many are not sacrificed for the luxuries of the few.

None of the candidates are ever perfect, ok? Then you have to get them in there and you have to hold them accountable. You have to make noises.

Learn to be quiet enough to hear the genuine within yourself so that you can hear it in others.

Being considerate of others will take your children further in life than any college degree.

It is time for every one of us to roll up our sleeves and put ourselves at the top of our commitment list.