Barack Obama: “It's time Washington acted as responsibly as our families do.”

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

A belief that our military and law enforcement owe allegiance not to any president or political party, but to the people and our constitution … a belief in the peaceful transfer of power

We’ve now fought a war, spent billions and billions of dollars, you know, put enormous strain on our military. A lot of people have died. And it feels like we’re back where we were before we started the war, except maybe a little bit worse…

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