Barack Obama: “I will take power away from the corporate lobbyists who think they can stand in the way of these reforms. I've done it…”

I obviously have a room in his head.

Your task is not to impose litmus tests.

People aren't looking for perpetual anger and division. They are looking for fairness and common sense and mutual respect, that deep in our gut, we want to find a way to turn towards each other again, not further away.

It fortifies you to say that, yes, this has been part of the journey that we’re on.