When Those Pictures Of Abu Ghraib Came

While President Bush's Tax Give-aways For The Rich Are Pushing Us Further Into Debt, He Compensates By Increasing The Out-of-pocket Costs To Our Veterans.

The Planes Were Hijacked, The Buildings Fell, And Thousands Of Lives Were Lost Nearly A Thousand Miles From Here. But The Attacks On The World Trade Center And The Pentagon Were An Attack On The Heart Of America. And Standing Here In The Heartland Of America, We Say In One Voice We Will Not Give In To Terrorists; We Will Not Rest Until They Are Found And Defeated; We Will Win This Struggle Not For Glory, Nor Wealth, Nor Power, But For Justice, For Freedom, And For Peace; So Help Us God.

Whereas Iraq Has Consistently Breached Its Cease-fire Agreement Between Iraq And The United States, Entered Into On March 3, 1991, By Failing To Dismantle Its Weapons Of Mass Destruction Program, And Refusing To Permit Monitoring And Verification By United Nations Inspections; Whereas Iraq Has Developed Weapons Of Mass Destruction, Including Chemical And Biological Capabilities, And Has Made Positive Progress Toward Developing Nuclear Weapons Capabilities

It's Been Years, But I Still Say That I Went Out With The Same Progressive Values And Liberal Ideals That I Went In With. I Made A Couple Of Mistakes, I Will Honestly Admit. In Retrospect, There Are A Few Votes I Wish I Could Take Back. But, Through It All, I Kept My Support For Organized Labor, I Kept My Support For Income Equality, I Kept My Support For Making Sure That Kids That Come From Poor Families Have Access To Education. So, Yes, I Still Believe That You Don't Have To Give Up Your Ideals And Go Along. One Person Can Still Stand Up And Make A Difference.

Let's Face It, In America Today We Don't Have A Health Care System, We Have A Sick Care System.