Maria Echaveste: “this recall is a Republican effort, to have an off-year election, because they know they cannot win in a general…”

But I will say this. That either one of them, Senator Obama or Senator Clinton, would be much better for this country than Senator McCain.

I think that taking that quote and -- and blowing it up, and using such an incendiary word, is, I think, really mis -- misguided, and, frankly, doesn't do this country and the public any good.

What we're actually talking about is putting back 'out of many, one'. That is we are really building a society, and we have to build a community.

Democracy is being put to its test and it's actually falling on us as everyone has pointed out.