But we should not lose sight of how far we are coming and what a big hole we were left by George W. Bush.

History is full of times when the inevitable front-runner is inevitable right up until he or she is no longer inevitable.

We have now under President Obama's leadership had 29 months in a row of private sector job growth. That stretch of positive private sector job growth hasn't happened since 2005. We still have a long way to go, but we are moving in the right direction.

Leadership is about making the right decision and the best decision before, sometimes, it becomes entirely popular.

I have a statement on the Social Security. A lot of people approaching that age have either already retired on pensions or have made irreversible plans to retire very soon... I consider it a breach of faith to renege on that promise. It is a rotten thing to do.

Everyone can relate to love, hurt, pain, learning how to forgive, needing to get over, needing the power of God in their life.

How do you survive living in a cell knowing you are innocent? Many of those exonerated whom I have met seem to have a more benign, grateful attitude toward life than those of us who walk free. Many find a religious or spiritual stronghold.

I think the way I love talking about my faith is through my story because I think that's all we have to work with sometimes. I think it's the most moving way to share your story, too - is what you know, what you've seen and heard and tasted and felt.