Barack Obama: “Two states, Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace and security. That is our goal.”

Every president here today, as different as we are, has tried our best to uphold the values that John McCain and Mitt Romney believed in no less than I did.

People aren't looking for perpetual anger and division. They are looking for fairness and common sense and mutual respect, that deep in our gut, we want to find a way to turn towards each other again, not further away.

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.