Barack Obama: “I am very pleased that the Senate has just voted to confirm Elena Kagan as our Nation's 112th Supreme Court Justice.”

We designed the center not to be some lifeless mausoleum.

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.

a belief that our military and law enforcement owe allegiance not to any president or political party, but to the people and our constitution … a belief in the peaceful transfer of power

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