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.

Instead of sitting on the sidelines, President Obama has made it clear that the US is ready to lead a global effort to combat climate change.

If left unchecked, global change will create violent conflict, torrential storms, shrinking coastlines, and irreversible catastrophe.

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

Women spend 30 percent more time doing household chores. No surprise. But women also spend more time volunteering in their community. And if you add up all of the hours of non-leisure time, women are working more than men. So I thought that was very interesting, and I was surprised about the voluntarism piece, but when you think about it, it makes sense.

The President has been a big proponent of the public option since the campaign.

Financial regulatory reform is one of the top legislative priorities of the Obama Administration.