Barack Obama: “I would like to extend heartfelt condolences to the families and friends of those who lost their lives during this…”

Every president here today, as different as we are, has tried our best to uphold the values that John McCain and Mitt Romney believed in no less than I did.

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.

That was fantastic. I was a little tall for it.

For almost four decades, Nancy Pelosi served the American people and worked to make our country better.