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it was nevertheless important that we all play a part in assuring that our elected officials are accountable.

Every president here today, as different as we are, has tried our best to uphold the values that John McCain and Mitt Romney believed in no less than I did.

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.