Barack Obama: “I'm confident that these individuals will serve their country well.”

They're meant to remind us of who we can be, to remind us of what's possible, so we can forge ahead.

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

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

The essence of Prop. 50 is to say that if you are going to play that game, then we are going to try to counteract that abuse of the system.