I just thought it was unconscionable for the Congress to insert itself into this debate. We are particularly unqualified to make that decision and to intrude ourselves into the lives of this family.
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Nationality: American Type: Politician Born: November 19, 1942 |
For a decade or more after the Vietnam war, the people who had guided the U.S. to disaster decently shrank from the public stage.
My family's story isn't special. What's special is the America that makes our story possible. Ours is a nation like no other, a place where great journeys can be made in a single generation. No matter who you are or where you come from, the path is always forward.