The people in Dominica and the small communities where I were had no idea who I was, and there's no better security than that.

We've got people, our friends and neighbors, who are losing their jobs, factories being closed. We have to get America moving again.

I like to think of thoughts as living blossoms borne by the human tree.

Well, I don't think so, because the president and members of Congress and governors have the same constituents. It's the American people who are hurting.

There was a time when the United States government earned the trust of its people. There was a time when most people believed that the United States government was protecting them.

Democracy is more than a ballot box.

Obama considers himself above deal-making and back-slapping, political necessities he often delegates to Vice President Joe Biden and other lesser sorts.

Surely no issue unites us more than our appreciation for our military personnel who are bringing aid to devastated countries, defending us against terrorism, and fighting to make a free election possible in Iraq.