I Wake Up Some Mornings Hating Me

When President Obama Entered The White House, The Economy Was In A Free-fall. The Auto Industry: On Its Back. The Banks: Frozen Up. More Than Three Million Americans Had Already Lost Their Jobs. And America's Bravest, Our Men And Women In Uniform, Were Fighting What Would Soon Be The Longest Wars In Our History.

As Individuals, We Will Be Judged In Our Lives By The Totality Of Our Actions. Not One Thing Will Stand Out. And I Think That's How We Get Judged By Our Colleagues And That's How We Get Judged By The Good Lord.

The Problem Is, You Have To Look At Afghanistan Also In A Global Context Where We've Canceled Basically Our Missile Defense System Undercutting The Czech Republic In Poland. We've I Think Not Dealt With Iran With The Kind Of Resolve That Would Show That We Understand The Nature Of That Threat.

While Mayor Daley Surprised Me Today With His Decision To Not Run For Reelection, I Have Never Been Surprised By His Leadership, Dedication And Tireless Work On Behalf Of The City And The People Of Chicago.

There Was No Blueprint Or How-to Manual For Fixing A Global Financial Meltdown, An Auto Crisis, Two Wars And A Great Recession, All At The Same Time.