Barack Obama: “I know there’s been a lot of publicity about this speech, but no single speech can eradicate years of mistrust.”

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

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

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

The essence of Prop. 50 is to say that if you are going to play that game, then we are going to try to counteract that abuse of the system.