Obama Ipsum

But my journey is part of a larger journey - one shared by all who've ever sought to apply the values of their faith to our society. Anger over welfare and affirmative action helped forge the Reagan Coalition. That is why we will honor our agreement with Iraq's democratically-elected government to remove combat troops from Iraqi cities by July, and to remove all our troops from Iraq by 2012.

That's the change we need right now. On science and technology, we will launch a new fund to support technological development in Muslim-majority countries, and to help transfer ideas to the marketplace so they can create jobs.

Consensus and compromise will not come easy. Politicians routinely exploited fears of crime for their own electoral ends. You make a big election about small things. You have shown what history teaches us - that at defining moments like this one, the change we need doesn't come from Washington. I am a Christian, but my father came from a Kenyan family that includes generations of Muslims. America respects the right of all peaceful and law-abiding voices to be heard around the world, even if we disagree with them.

These are my heroes. Don't tell me that Democrats won't keep us safe.

We can affirm our faith without endangering the separation of church and state, as long as we understand that when we're in the public square, we have to speak in universal terms that everyone can understand. "I'm here because of Ashley." By itself, that single moment of recognition between that young white girl and that old black man is not enough. Unlike John McCain, I will stop giving tax breaks to corporations that ship jobs overseas, and I will start giving them to companies that create good jobs right here in America. But I will also renew the tough, direct diplomacy that can prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons and curb Russian aggression. For more than sixty years they have endured the pain of dislocation. The fourth issue that I will address is democracy.

God bless you.