You Know, When You're In Public Life,

I Think A Lot Of People Think I Was Born In A Blue Suit, On The David Brinkley Show. And That Isn't Me. I Am Much More That Kid Who Grew Up In South St. Louis, In A Very Modest Household, With A Simple Background With Parents Who Didn't Get Through High School.

I Led The Fight For The Clinton Health Care Plan In 1994. We Failed. I Learned From That Experience. What I Learned Is You Can't Pass A Complicated Government-run Plan.

I Filed A Brief As A Friend Of The Court In The U. Of Michigan To Keep Affirmative Action At The U. Of Michigan, Which I Attended The Law School. And I Was One Of The Original Sponsors Of Making The Martin Luther King Birthday A Federal Holiday.

Democracy Is Interactive... Its A Constant Job Of Information, Education, Explanation, Listening, And Interactive Communication.

I Share The Administration's Goals In Dealing With Iraq And Its Weapons Of Mass Destruction.