Politics thrives on simple, clean messages, something that played to Obamas advantage in 2008. Stagnant unemployment and the loss of Americas AAA rating are as simple and tough as they come. This is the economy on Obamas watch, and theres no one left to blame. – John Sununu
The real estate agent had to go door-to-door in the apartment building we wanted to rent, asking if it was OK for this interracial family – my mom is white and I was a 1-year-old half-African kid – to live in the apartment building. – Tom Morello
