Barack Obama: “It is critical that the Congress take steps to restore the American people's trust in Washington.”

I thought this was the South Side of Chicago.

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

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.

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