Obama Ipsum

We're not going to agree on everything, but we can disagree without being disagreeable. That is true genius of this nation. You don't protect Israel and deter Iran just by talking tough in Washington. Resistance through violence and killing is wrong and does not succeed. No matter where it takes hold, government of the people and by the people sets a single standard for all who hold power: you must maintain your power through consent, not coercion; you must respect the rights of minorities, and participate with a spirit of tolerance and compromise; you must place the interests of your people and the legitimate workings of the political process above your party.

And I'll invest 150 billion dollars over the next decade in affordable, renewable sources of energy - wind power and solar power and the next generation of biofuels; an investment that will lead to new industries and five million new jobs that pay well and can't ever be outsourced. The same is true for the astonishing progress within Muslim-majority countries from Kuala Lumpur to Dubai.

The questions I had didn't magically disappear. If John McCain wants to have a debate about who has the temperament, and judgment, to serve as the next Commander-in-Chief, that's a debate I'm ready to have. Words alone cannot meet the needs of our people.

We need a President who can face the threats of the future, not keep grasping at the ideas of the past. This tolerance is essential for religion to thrive, but it is being challenged in many different ways.

More work to do for the workers I met in Galesburg, Ill., who are losing their union jobs at the Maytag plant that's moving to Mexico, and now are having to compete with their own children for jobs that pay seven bucks an hour. And in the weeks ahead, I look forward to debating them with John McCain. But let us be clear: al Qaeda killed nearly 3,000 people on that day. It is time for us to act on what everyone knows to be true.

Thank you. And may God's peace be upon you.