Barack Obama: “I told General Allen that he has my deep, personal appreciation for his extraordinary service over the last 19 months in…”

And there’s no reason to suggest that we can’t get through this one either.

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

I was a little tall for it.

I think when you understand the complexities of America and the contradictions of America, I don’t think it makes you love it less. I think it makes you love it more.