Barack Obama: “Our own safety, our own security, depends upon our willingness to do what it takes to defend this Nation.”

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 obviously have a room in his head.

I was a little tall for it.

I am very happy to see a ceasefire. And I’m hopeful that it holds.