【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 neverbeenauthorizedandnever39。twanttoseehomelessveteransonthestreets,theydon39。twanttoseeveteranswaitingyearstogetdisabilitypaymentsorhavingtotravelforhoursandmilesjusttogettreatment. sident. ThemanImetinPennsylvaniawholosthisjobbutcantevenaffordthegastodrivearoundandlookforanewone,hecantaffordfourmoreyearsofanenergypolicywrittenbytheoilpaniesandfortheoilpanies ；apolicythatsnotonlykeepinggasatrecordprices ，doesntneedfourmoreyearsofWashingtonpoliciesthatsoundgood ，uroiladdictionbymakingtheautomakersraisetheirfuelstandards ，corporationspayfortheirpollution ，andoilpaniesinvesttheirrecordprofitsinacleanenergyfuture. . ThepeoplethatI39。vemetinsmalltownsandbigcitiesacrossthiscountryunderstandthatgovernmentcantsolveallourproblems,andwedontextyandselfreliance. ButwealsobelievethatwehavealargerresponsibilitytooneanotherasAmericans,thatAmericaisaplace,thatAmericaistheplacewhereyoucanmakeitifyoutry,thatnomatterhowmuchmoneyyoustartwithorwhereyouefromorwhoyourparentsare ，theideathat,whiletherearefewguaranteesinlife ，youshouldbeabletocountonajobthatpaysthebills ；healthcareforwhenyouneedit ； apensionforwhenyouretire ；aneducationforyourchildrenthatwillallowthemtofulfilltheirGodknow. ThisisthecountrythatgavemygrandfatherachancetogotocollegeontheGIBillwhenhecamehomefromWorldWarII ；acountrythatgavehimandmygrandmotherthechancetobuytheirfirsthomewithaloanfromtheFHA. Thisisthecountrythatmadeitpossibleformymother,asingleparentwhohadtogoonfoodstampsatonepoint,tosendmysisterandmetothebestschoolsinthecountryonscholarships. Thisisthecountrythatallowedmyfatherinlaw,ashiftworker,acityworkeratawaterfiltrationplantinChicago,toprovideforhiswifeagethirtywithmultiplesclerosis,whoreliedonawalkertogethimselftowork,andyet ， everydayhewent ， andhelabored ，andhesentmywifeandherbrothertooneofthebestcollegesinthenatio,heexpressedthatitwasimportantnotjustbecauseitgavehimapaycheck ，butbecauseitdescribedhisdignity,hisselfworth,hisselfrespec ，39。stheAmericaI39。39。stheAmericathatwe39。refightingforinthiselection. Somewherealongtheline ，betweenallthebickeringandtheinfluencepeddlingandthegameplayingofthelastfewdecades ，WashingtonandWallStreethavelosttouchwiththesecorevalues,thes39。sservicetohiscountry ，orthefuture,ofcontinuingawarthathasnotmadeussafer,ofcontinuingGeeBush39。seconomicpoliciesthatheclaimshavemadegreatprogress,plantowininNovemberappearstoefromtheverysameplaybookthathissidehasusedtimeaftertimeinelectionafterelection. Yes ，weknowwhat39。39。,thesamenamesandlabelstheyalwayspinoneveryonewhodoesntagreewithalltheirideas,thesameeffortstodistractusfromtheissuesthataffectourlives,bypouncingoneverygaffeandassociationandfakecontroversy,insandexploitourdifferences,toturnusagainsteachotherforpurepoliticalgain,tosliceanddicethiscountryintoRedStatesandBlueStates ； bluecollarandwhitecollar ；white,black,brown,young,old,rich,poor Thisistheraceweexpect,nomatterwhetherit39。smyselforSenatorClinyllrun ，politics ，butIamrunningforPresidentbecausethisisthetimetoendit. WewillenditthistimenotbecauseI39。etacticsandthesamestrategiesastheotherside ，becausethatwillleadusdownthesamepathofpolarizationandofgridlock. Wewillenditbytellingthe truthforcefully ， repeatedly ，confidentlyandbytrustingthattheAmericanpeoplewillembracetheneedforchange,evenifit39。singfromanimperfectmessenger,becausethatshowwevealwayschangedthiscountry,notfromthetopdown ，butfromthebottomup ；whenyou,theAmericanpeople,decidethatthestakesaretoohighandthechallengesaretoogreat. Theothersidecanlabelandnamecallalltheywant ，butItrusttheAmericanpeopletorecognizethatitsnotsurrendertoendthewarinIraqsothatwecanrebuildourmilitaryandgoafteralQaeda39。ss ， butwisdomtotalknotjusttoourfriends ，butourenemies,likeRooseveltdid， andKennedydid， andTrumandid. ItrusttheAmericanpeopletorealizethat,whilewedontneedbiggovernment ，wedoneedagovernmentthatstandsupforfamilieswhoarebeingtrickedoutoftheirhomesbyWallStreetpredators,agovernmentthatstandsupforthemiddleclassbygivingthemataxbreak,agovernmentthatensuresthatnoAmericanwilleverlosetheirlifesavingsjustbecausetheirc,passionandprosperitya39。nvalues,andthat39。swhatwe39。refightingforinthiselection. Mostofall ，ItrusttheAmericanpeople39。sdesiretonolongerbedefinedbyourdifferences,becausenomatterwhereIvebeeninthiscountry,whetheritwasthecornfieldsofIowaorthetextilemillsoftheCarolinas,thestreetsofSanAntonioorthefoothillsofGeia,Ivefoundthat,whilewemayhavedifferentstories ， ，butwewanttomoveinthesamedirectiontowardsabetterfutureforourchildrenandourgrandchildren. ThatswhyI39。ectthisnation,becauseitstheonlyreason I39。,becauseIhav. Itisthelightofopportunitythatledmyfatheracrossanocean. Itisthefoundingidealsthattheflagdrapedovermyfather39。scoffinst. ItsthesimpletruthIlearnedallthoseyearsagowhenIworkedintheshadowofallthoseshutteredsteelmillsonthesouthsideofChicago,that,inthiscountry ， justicecanbewonagainstthegreatestodds ；dthatwec