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Clinton summarized what the administration is all about, which is about cronyism and corruption, and mentioned those no-bid Halliburton contracts.

She said she is going into this campaign with "my eyes wide open." She said she didn't think it would be harder than to follow Bush and Cheney. She will offer a plan for universal health care coverage if elected, propose energy independence, take away oil subsidies, work on solar and geothermal energy proposals. She is tired of sending billions of dollars away to other countries only to have them use that money against us. Global warming is important. She believes we can create more new jobs. Talked about changing NCLB (I yelled in the audience "Get RID of it, repeal it."). She said it's an unfunded mandate. Federal government puts the burden on local districts. Talked about accountability but we "need to do it the right way. Listen to those in the classroom." She believes in more preschool. She has a "mission to make college affordable." Clinton joked about her dad having put her through college, but forget law school. She had to get a low-interest, government loan. She didn't have to worry about student loan companies "ripping me off." Refers to the person who was put in charge of the student loan program. Clinton said we need "no bait-and-switch," low-interest student loans. She believes we have sent the wrong message to people who won't to college, that they don't deserve anything. She reiterated the importance of vocational education, which to my mind is where the bulk of the money should go.

Clinton said we need to "make alliances instead of alienating them." No matter the problems we need to have people work with us. We will have to go back and repair those relationships, which of course Bush ruined. She talked about her experiences as first lady, senator, and now candidate traveling around the world and promised to help other countries have faith in this country once again.

She mentioned Madeleine Albright and how somebody named Bill sent her abroad to the Czech Republic. She noticed all of these American flags. She looked closely and saw only 48 stars. She asked the people, and they said the American GIs had liberated us fifty years before. They wanted to let Albright know that "we" still believe in America. Clinton wants other countries to feel that way about us now.

Clinton reiterated the importance of restoring those values that made this country great, and if she gets your vote, she will work towards that end.

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