A Parent May Be Without

What Happened To Us In September, 2001, Is A Microcosmic But Painful And Powerful Example Of The Fact We Live In An Inter-dependent World That Is Not Yet An Integrated Global Community.

When Our Memories Outweigh Our Dreams, It Is Then That We Become Old.

Let Us Rededicate Ourselves To The Principle That All Americans Have The Tools To Make The Most Of Their God-given Potential. For Indian Tribes And Tribal Members, This Means That The Authority Of Tribal Governments Must Be Accorded The Respect And Support To Which They Are Entitled Under The Law. It Means That American Indian Children And Youth Must Be Provided A Solid Education And The Opportunity To Go On To College. It Means That More Must Be Done To Stimulate Tribal Economies, Create Jobs, And Increase Economic Opportunities.

On The Glass-steagall Thing, Like I Said, If You Could Demonstrate To Me That It Was A Mistake, I'd Be Glad To Look At The Evidence. But I Can't Blame [the Republicans]. This Wasn't Something They Forced Me Into. I Really Believed That Given The Level Of Oversight Of Banks And Their Ability To Have More Patient Capital, If You Made It Possible For [banks] To Go Into The Investment Banking Business As Continental European Investment Banks Could Always Do, That It Might Give Us A More Stable Source Of Long-term Investment.

Government Is Not The Problem, And Government Is Not The Solution. We - The American People - We Are The Solution.