Those who purify your water, inspect your meat, and test your kids toys, as well as a huge number of nurses, teachers, and our soldiers, are public employees. The firefighters who don't hesitate to rush toward danger while you run away from it - they are all public employees.

I understand that Republicans-running-against-Obamacare-in-order-to-save-Medicare is a clever jujitsu. But how long will they play out that argument before they get back to the economy?

I was approached by friends who encouraged me to run for an open seat - attorney general of Michigan. It was a big risk.

I certainly never thought I would run for office myself. If someone had suggested it, I would have laughed out loud.