In 1988, As An Unknown Candidate, Totally

I Grew Up In The '50s And '60s When Jack Kennedy Was President. We Would Watch Him On Television. And Our Teachers Always Talked About The Good Things Public Servants Could Do. I Thought Maybe That's Something I Should Do. So When I Got Out Of Law School, My Wife, Jane, And I Became Precinct Captains.

What We Have Is Two Important Values In Conflict: Freedom Of Speech And Our Desire For Healthy Campaigns In A Healthy Democracy. You Can't Have Both.

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.

One Of The Most Important Virtues Of The American Character Is Our Ability To Approach The Complexities That Life Presents Us With Common Sense And Decency, .. The Considered Judgment Of The American People Is Not Going To Rise Or Fall On The Fine Distinctions Of A Legal Argument But On Straight Talk And The Truth. It Is Time For The President And The Congress To Follow That Common Sense For The Good Of The Country.

When You Succeed (with Legislation), That Feeling Is Exhilaration. And It Takes Leadership From A President, Which Means You Meet With Members Of Congress 24/7 And You Talk And You Listen.