Barack Obama: “The burdens of leadership are often heavy, but the world is a better place because we have borne them.”

it was nevertheless important that we all play a part in assuring that our elected officials are accountable.

The success of this experiment was never a given.

We don’t have any folks who grill here?

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.