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The Democratic Party has pretty much abandoned all the things that they cherish.

The Democrats need to remind people of where were, in terms of our progress, as markers against where we are, and where we've fallen, and how we've declined under Bush.

It's absolutely crucial for the Democrats to have a sense of their history, of who they are, in order to be able to project their values and stand up for them.

The political parties have lost their loyalties.

Democrats hate success.

Historically, the Republicans have been geniuses at throwing away advantages.

I grew up in a Texas where people would say, 'I didn't leave the Democratic Party. The Democratic Party left me.' Now, the reverse is happening. People are leaving the Republican Party because the Republican Party is going too far to the right in Texas. And that's a source of great potential support for Democrats.

My Republican friends are lamenting reconciliation. But I would recommend for them to go back and look at history.

In Washington, D.C., in 2006, Democrats had long since given up on the war in Iraq in terms of any tangible political support for it. The new factor was the Republicans were beginning to give up as well, and they were truly challenging the strategy and the lack of success.

I will always remember and we must all remember that Democrats are our political rivals, not our enemies, and they deserve our respect.