Individual Faults And Frailties Are No Excuse

I Hate To See A Young Man Get Ahead On The Basis Of A Famous Family Name.

Immigrant Families Have Integrated Themselves Into Our Communities, Establishing Deep Roots. Whenever They Have Settled, They Have Made Lasting Contributions To The Economic Vitality And Diversity Of Our Communities And Our Nation. Our Economy Depends On These Hard-working, Taxpaying Workers. They Have Assisted America In Its Economic Boom.

Under The Bush Administration, Openness And Accountability Have Been Replaced By Secrecy And Evasion Of Responsibility. They Abuse Their Power, Conceal Their Actions From The American People, And Refuse To Hold Officials Accountable.

The Stark And Tragic Images Of Human Suffering In The Aftermath Of Hurricane Katrina Have Reminded Us Yet Again That Civil Rights And Equal Rights Are Still The Great Unfinished Business Of America. The Suffering Has Been Disproportionately Borne By The Weak, The Poor, The Elderly And Infirm, And Largely African-americans, Who Were Forced By Poverty, Illness, Unequal Opportunity To Stay Behind And Bear The Brunt Of The Storm's Winds And Floods. I Believe That Kind Of Disparate Impact Is Morally Wrong In This, The Richest Country In The World.

Democrats May Be In The Minority In Congress, But We Speak For The Majority Of Americans.