Barack Obama: “There's a place for SUVs and trucks, but as gas prices keep on going up, you've got to understand the market.”

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

I think when you understand the complexities of America and the contradictions of America, I don’t think it makes you love it less. I think it makes you love it more.

We’ve now fought a war, spent billions and billions of dollars, you know, put enormous strain on our military. A lot of people have died. And it feels like we’re back where we were before we started the war, except maybe a little bit worse…

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