Democrats Don't Relate To Middle-class People.

The Democratic Party Was Always There On Crime, But In The Past We Let The Ideologues On The Left Dominate. The Republicans May Still Let The Ideologues On The Right Dominate.

I Believe The War On Terror Is The Vital Discussion Of This Decade And Of Our Generation, Probably. To Win The War On Terror, You Need A Good Offense And A Good Defense. On Defense, I Regret To Say, Basically, This Administration Has Not Come Close To Doing What Is Necessary.

In Education, I'm Going To Try To Find What Works. One Thing I Want To Do Is Improve The Quality Of Teachers. There Are A Lot Of People Who Want To Go Into Teaching; It's Fundamentally A Very Fulfilling Profession. But People Don't Feel They Have Financial Support. We Pay Starting Teachers In Particular Too Little To Attract The Quality People That We Need. I Want To Make It Easier For Good People Who Want To Go Into Teaching To Do That.

When Mitt Romney Says He Wants To Reform The Tax Code, Hold On To Your Wallets. We Know Mitt Romney Never Met A Tax Haven He Didn't Like. But His New Favorite Tax Haven Is Actually Not The Cayman Islands - Its Paul Ryan's Budget.

I'm Still Basically An Idealist, Which Translates Into Getting Real Things Done To Make People's Lives Better.