Given the daunting challenges that we face, it's important that president elect Obama is prepared to really take power and begin to rule day one.

Put yourself in the path of lightning.

There are certain things that Americans expect their government to do. Our infrastructure is vitally important. Putting people back to work with construction is important. Our roads, our bridges, our sewers, our waterways, our dams - this is what makes our country so special.

I think that in a country as successful as ours, we still have a long way to go in terms of parity for women, whether it’s equal pay in the workforce or a whole host of other issues.

The world it changing very quickly and we can't wait another 50 years!

The ADA was a landmark civil rights legislation. It was a bill of rights for persons with disabilities, a formal acknowledgement that Americans with disabilities are Americans first and that they're entitled to the same rights and freedoms as everybody else.

The whole issue of healthcare is very complicated. There have been seven Presidents who've tried to get healthcare reform passed.