Barack Obama: “NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE:Herbert M. Allison, Jr., of Connecticut, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.”

Your task is not to impose litmus tests.

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

While we are non-partisan, we are not value-neutral. We have a point of view.

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