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The philosophy president obama promoted when he ran for president in 2008 is now mainstream political thinking in this country. >> that's the promise of america. the idea that we are responsible for ourselves, but that we also rise or fall as one nation. the fundamental belief that i am my brother's keeper, i am my sister's keeper. that's the promise we need to keep. that's the change we need right now. >> if president obama has anything to say about it, we will remain our brother's keeper for the next four years. it is not only the way things ought to be, it's the way things are. let me go ba...

We're still paying a price for. and of course, wall street running wild. and now this president gathers the economy and what he has done over the last 35 months of private sector job growth. but was the president's speech proof positive that the mainstream in america is left of center? >> i think we've seen the left center emerge over the last years, ed, but too often the media doesn't pay attention to it. survey after survey shows americans want to see defense cut instead of social programs. they want to see higher taxes on the very rich as opposed to cuts in social programs. that majority, t...

Spirit of statesmanship in this country with the use of the filibuster. progressives should be very concerned. frankly, about the potentially watered down filibuster reform being negotiated between harry reid and senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. under one option being reported, the minority party, the republicans in this case would have to come up with 41 votes to stop a bill or nominee. instead of the current system, where the burden is on the majority party to gather 60 votes to advance an issue. let's turn to senator jeff merkley of oregon, a co-sponsor of meaningful filibuster refor...

And never deny a path to citizenship for those who want to pledge of allegiance to our flag and be a part of our society and our country. the president can bring new taxpayers into the system and who will enrich our technology sector, no question about it, strengthen our manufacturing base. and these folks will become americans and serve in our military. now on tax reform, this president has got to move forward with his most basic message and still firmly in place, and that is the middle class must be protected. the big three must be protected. strengthen and celebrate it because it's the bedr...

And b, if it does happen, we can turn it back. but in pennsylvania, republicans that discuss doing this before 2012, and there was a kind of wave of public revulsion about it. and i think there are also maybe some republicans with a conscience who wouldn't do this, who actually believe in democracy is, at least i hope there are. and number two, in terms of their own self-interest, some of these folks, if they do this, are going to see to it that an obama-like organization moves in, competes in their districts, competes against them whether they're in the state legislature, whether they're in c...