Barack Obama: “When the news of the Mexican victory at Puebla reached this house, this country was in the midst of its own struggles.”

And there’s no reason to suggest that we can’t get through this one either.

Now the ball’s in your court, Iowa.

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.

America is currently experiencing anger and vision but we are looking for fairness and common sense and mutual respect.