Barack Obama: “I've always been proud to have been born in Hawaii, and today's vote makes me even prouder.”

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

Your task is not to impose litmus tests.

People aren't looking for perpetual anger and division. They are looking for fairness and common sense and mutual respect, that deep in our gut, we want to find a way to turn towards each other again, not further away.

I was a little tall for it.