At Some Point The Rhetoric Runs Out,

I've Run For Office, And I've Stood On Street Corners, While People Walked By Me And Didn't Want To Talk To Me, And Did Not Think I Was A Credible Candidate. And Then Four Years Later, I Was Nearly Elected Mayor Of San Francisco, So I Know What It Takes.

When I Got Into Politics, It Was A Shock. People Promise All Sorts Of Things And Then Never Deliver.

Certainly Other Things We Can Do, We Gotta Promote After-school Employment, Give Kids An Opportunity, Raising The Minimum Wage Was Part Of That, We Can't Expect That Young People Are Going To Feel They Can Make A Living Out There For Such Low Wages.

I Represented Many Of These Kids As They Become Young Adults In The Criminal Justice System When I Was A Public Defender. One Way Of Reaching Out Is By The Mind Of Experimentation.

I Think A Lot Of Politicians, Rightfully So, Understand That Their Political Futures Are Tied To How Many Times People See Their Names In Print. The Press Is So Accustomed To Politicians Wanting Those Things, It's A Surprise When Somebody's Like, 'whatever, I'm Not Really Worried About Those Things.