HE STILL IS THE PRESIDENT I VOTED FOR

"But what frustrates the American people is a Washington where every day is Election Day. We cannot wage a perpetual campaign where the only goal is to see who can get the most embarrassing headlines about their opponent - a belief that if you lose, I win."

"I know it's an election year. And after last week, it is clear that campaign fever has come even earlier than usual. But we still need to govern. To Democrats, I would remind you that we still have the largest majority in decades, and the people expect us to solve some problems, not run for the hills. And if the Republican leadership is going to insist that sixty votes in the Senate are required to do any business at all in this town, then the responsibility to govern is now yours as well. Just saying no to everything may be good short-term politics, but it's not leadership. We were sent here to serve our citizens, not our ambitions."

" This year, I will work with Congress and our military to finally repeal the law that denies gay Americans the right to serve the country they love because of who they are."

"Remember this - I never suggested that change would be easy, or that I can do it alone. Democracy in a nation of three hundred million people can be noisy and messy and complicated. And when you try to do big things and make big changes, it stirs passions and controversy. That's just how it is.
Those of us in public office can respond to this reality by playing it safe and avoid telling hard truths. We can do what's necessary to keep our poll numbers high, and get through the next election instead of doing what's best for the next generation.
But I also know this: if people had made that decision fifty years ago or one hundred years ago or two hundred years ago, we wouldn't be here tonight. The only reason we are is because generations of Americans were unafraid to do what was hard; to do what was needed even when success was uncertain; to do what it took to keep the dream of this nation alive for their children and grandchildren."

"We are strong. We are resilient. We are American."

"We don't quit. I don't quit. Let's seize this moment - to start anew, to carry the dream forward, and to strengthen our union once more."

I KNOW THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WHO WATCHED THE SOTU TONITE AND REALIZED THAT HE WAS THE GROWN UP. HE NEEDED TO TELL BOTH THE DEMOCRATS AND THE REPUBLICANS TO QUIT BEING SUCH SELFISH BRATS AND PUT UP OR SHUT UP. HE ALSO TOLD US COMMON EVERYDAY PEOPLE TO QUIT WHINING AND START TRUSTING THE PERSON WHO WE ELECTED TO LEAD US.

I NEED A LEADER WHO WILL NOT QUIT
WHO WILL NOT BACK DOWN TO NEGATIVITY

I AM STILL PROUD AND PLEASED THAT I TOOK THE RISK ON A LITTLE KNOWN SENATOR FROM ILLINOIS.!!