On the recordDecember 1, 2008
I offer you the hand of friendship, the same commitment to partnership as a do my Democratic colleagues. There is a time for campaigning, and there is a time for governing.
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transcripts.cnn.com“I offer you the hand of friendship, the same commitment to partnership as a do my Democratic colleagues. There is a time for campaigning, and there is a time for governing.”
Obama expresses his commitment to bipartisan cooperation in governance.
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