Education is not a privilege, it is a right!

President Obama has offered a plan with 4 trillion dollars in debt reduction over a decade, with two and a half dollars of spending reductions for every one dollar of revenue increases, and tight controls on future spending. It's the kind of balanced approach proposed by the bipartisan Simpson-Bowles commission.

Let us rededicate ourselves to the principle that all Americans have the tools to make the most of their God-given potential. For Indian tribes and tribal members, this means that the authority of tribal governments must be accorded the respect and support to which they are entitled under the law. It means that American Indian children and youth must be provided a solid education and the opportunity to go on to college. It means that more must be done to stimulate tribal economies, create jobs, and increase economic opportunities.

India.. a perfectly wonderful country, may have been motivated by a lack of self-esteem.

There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured with what is right in America.

You live in the age of interdependence. Borders don't count for much or stop much, good or bad, anymore.

I think actually that the speech work I do is fine. It's important, because I try to help people think about what's going on and organize their lives accordingly.