Barack Obama: “I have determined that it is necessary to continue the national emergency with respect to the former Liberian regime of…”

it was nevertheless important that we all play a part in assuring that our elected officials are accountable.

the American people want to find a way to turn towards each other again, not further away

It shows me somebody who’s not focused on the American people and the job they’re supposed to do.

In forming our union, the founders fell terribly short of the Declaration's promise, leaving slavery intact, allowing states to restrict the franchise to white men who owned property.