Obama Ipsum

God is still speaking. And next week, we'll also hear about those occasions when he's broken with his party as evidence that he can deliver the change that we need.

The President vetoed a similar plan, but he doesn't have the last word, and we're going to keep at it, until we bring this war to an end. Some will see this as an attempt to justify or excuse comments that are simply inexcusable. And while America in the past has focused on oil and gas in this part of the world, we now seek a broader engagement.

I didn't fall out in church, as folks sometimes do. He contains within him the contradictions - the good and the bad - of the community that he has served diligently for so many years. And that's what we have to restore. Because I've lived it. They could've been told to succumb to the fear and frustration of so many dreams deferred.

You know, a while back, I met a young man named Shamus [Seamus?] in a V.F.W. And when these battles were overtaken by others and when the wars they opposed were waged and won, these faithful foot soldiers for justice kept marching. And the lack of basic services in so many urban black neighborhoods - parks for kids to play in, police walking the beat, regular garbage pick-up and building code enforcement - all helped create a cycle of violence, blight and neglect that continue to haunt us. In fact, a similar anger exists within segments of the white community. He simply says to everyone in the room, "I am here because of Ashley."

What the nay-sayers don't understand is that this election has never been about me. For decades, there has been a stalemate: two peoples with legitimate aspirations, each with a painful history that makes compromise elusive. People in every country should be free to choose and live their faith based upon the persuasion of the mind, heart, and soul. It's a belief that pulsed in the cradle of civilization, and that still beats in the heart of billions.

God bless you.