Barack Obama: “I think all Americans feel we have a moral, sacred duty toward our men and women in uniform.”

No one was more skilled at bringing people together and getting legislation passed.

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

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

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.