The belief that our nations best days are not over, they are still to come. No other country, no other people, no other societys starts from such a position of strength and advantage as we do. By making the right decisions and adopting the necessary reforms, we can usher in a new era of Economic Prosperity and extend its benefits to all americans. I think you can tell im basically an optimistic fellow. So let me tell you what i worry about most. I worry that for the first time in our history, were in a situation where america is taking from the young in order to support the old. Were doing this by continuing to ignore the entitlement crisis. By piling up trillions and trillions of dollars of new debt. By trapping so many of our young people in failing schools, and therefore denying them the fair shot of the american dream. The promise of america has always been that the older generation will leave to the young a stronger, better and more hopeful country. This is a promise we can still