Barack Obama: “Make no mistake: BP is operating at our direction.”

In forming our union, the founders fell terribly short of the Declaration's promise, leaving slavery intact, allowing states to restrict the franchise to white men who owned property.

I thought this was the South Side of Chicago.

That was fantastic. I was a little tall for it.

They're meant to remind us of who we can be, to remind us of what's possible, so we can forge ahead.