Our Party Is A Diverse One, As

Illinois Senator Paul Simon, Once Said "the Test For A Supreme Court Nominee Is Not Where He Stands On Any One Specific Issue. The Test Is This: Will You Use Your Power On The Court To Restrict Freedom Or Expand It?"

I Have Thought About This Issue Of Abortion Time And Again. It Is Not An Easy Issue For Most People. I Came To Believe Over The Years That A Woman Should Be Able To Make This Agonizing Decision With Her Doctor And Her Family And Her Conscience, And That We Should Be Very Careful That We Don't Make That Decision A Crime Except In The Most Extreme Circumstances.

We Are Dealing With The Question Of The 11 Million People Paying Their Taxes, Having A Path To Legalization And, Then, Ultimately, To Citizenship. Tough Issues But We Are Coming Together And I Think We Can Do It.

And The Banks - Hard To Believe In A Time When We're Facing A Banking Crisis That Many Of The Banks Created - Are Still The Most Powerful Lobby On Capitol Hill. And They Frankly Own The Place.

We Want To Make Certain That Every American Who Stood In Silent Tribute To Rosa Parks Hopes That The Sepreme Court Judge Will Break Silence And Speak Out Clearly For The Civil Rights That Define Our Unity As A Nation.