Barack Obama: “We are going to stand with the people of New York, stand with the people of New Jersey, stand with the people of…”

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

never talks that way when they are in the same room.

I obviously have a room in his head.

Your task is not to impose litmus tests.