Barack Obama actually said...

So if he's ginned up to fight the good fight in Iraq, I would suggest that he calls up another 20,000 Australians and sends them to Iraq.

I am proud of the fact that I opposed this war from the start.

I stand before you today to announce my candidacy for President of the United States of America. And if you will join with me in this improb...

In the end, that's what this election is about. Do we participate in a politics of cynicism or a politics of hope?