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That's why I've been fighting to expand the Earned Income Tax Credit and the minimum wage. This is not to say that race has not been an issue in the campaign. Let us find that common stake we all have in one another, and let our politics reflect that spirit as well. And that's what we have to restore. I am aware that some question or justify the events of 9/11.
More to do for the father that I met who was losing his job and choking back the tears, wondering how he would pay $4,500 a month for the drugs his son needs without the health benefits that he counted on. I don't fit the typical pedigree, and I haven't spent my career in the halls of Washington. And it is no coincidence that countries where women are well-educated are far more likely to be prosperous.
And today, as my call for a time frame to remove our troops from Iraq has been echoed by the Iraqi government and even the Bush Administration, even after we learned that Iraq has a $79 billion surplus while we're wallowing in deficits, John McCain stands alone in his stubborn refusal to end a misguided war. They could've been told to succumb to the fear and frustration of so many dreams deferred. The issues that I have described will not be easy to address.
Or, at this moment, in this election, we can come together and say, "Not this time." This time we want to talk about the crumbling schools that are stealing the future of black children and white children and Asian children and Hispanic children and Native American children. Now, many of these plans will cost money, which is why I've laid out how I'll pay for every dime - by closing corporate loopholes and tax havens that don't help America grow. I know there has been controversy about the promotion of democracy in recent years, and much of this controversy is connected to the war in Iraq. The sixth issue that I want to address is women's rights.
His father - my grandfather - was a cook, a domestic servant to the British. Our pride is based on a very simple premise, summed up in a declaration made over two hundred years ago: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal. The times are too serious, the stakes are too high for this same partisan playbook. And fault lines must be closed among Muslims as well, as the divisions between Sunni and Shia have led to tragic violence, particularly in Iraq. The same is true for the astonishing progress within Muslim-majority countries from Kuala Lumpur to Dubai.
Thank you, and God bless America.