George W. Bush: “This good-hearted country of ours longs for peace.”

Violence and vitriol must be purged from the public square. Members of other political parties are not our enemies; they are our fellow citizens.

Today, we remember your loss, we share your sorrow and we honor the men and women that you have loved so long and so well.

We learned that bravery is more common than we imagined, emerging with sudden splendor in the face of death.

If any voters came hoping for a kind word and a hug, they’d have to settle for the kind word.