I Hope We Can Get Back To

Diplomacy Matters. Burden-sharing Matters. Follow-through Matters. And Yes, Sustaining The Peace Is Harder, More Complex And Often Costlier Than Winning The War Itself. No Matter The Surge Of Momentary Machismo -- As Gratifying As It May Be For Some -- It's Short-sighted And Wrong To Simply Go It Alone.

I Grew Up In A Household That Was A Labor Household. My Dad Was A Teamster And A Milk Truck Driver. My Mother Was A Secretary. Neither Of Them Got Through High School. But They Worked Hard And They Gave Me Very, Very Important Opportunities To Go To School, Get A Good Education.

In Every Issue There Are Winners Are Losers, And The Losers Are Plenty.

In Every Issue There Are Winners Are Losers, And The Losers Are Plenty. But They Have To Be Willing To Grudgingly Accept The Result. That's The Genius Of Our Democracy.

Every Proposal I'm Making, Every Idea I'm Advancing Has A Single, Central Purpose: To Revive A Failing Economy And Give Working Americans The Help And Security They Need.