Barack Obama: “I want to send a very clear message to those who are around Colonel Qadhafi: It is their choice to make how they operate…”

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

The American people want to find a way to turn towards each other again, not further away

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.

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