Barack Obama: “The good news is that after this week we have made a legitimate downpayment on deficit reduction in a way that's…”

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

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.

Your task is not to impose litmus tests.

I was a little tall for it.