Election night is the easiest time to act like a grownup.

President Obama is casting his lot in the middle of a debate as old as America itself: Are we rugged individualists pulling ourselves up by the bootstraps? Or are we a nation of community, all connected and counting on one another?

Don't underestimate questions from the crowd; technology has made voters more informed than ever.

Perhaps we should wait until his second term begins before carving Barack Obama's face in Mount Rushmore. Is that asking too much?

Republicans would have preferred the court overturn the health care bill, an act that would have underscored Obama's biggest liability - the perception among voters, including those who like and trust him, that he has been ineffective.

A dose of humility goes a long way in life and in politics.

If you like your health insurance plan, you can keep your health insurance plan