y CEOs， but by giving a the middle？class a tax break， and investing in our crumbling infrastructure， and transforming how we use energy， and improving our schools， and renewing our commitment to science and innovation. It s understanding that fiscal responsibility and shared prosperity can go hand？in？hand， as they did when Bill Clinton was President.

John McCain has spent a lot of time talking about trips to Iraq in the last few weeks， but maybe if he spent some time taking trips to the cities and towns that have been hardest hit by this economy cities in Michigan， and Ohio， and right here in Minnesota he d understand the kind of change that people are looking for.

Maybe if he went to Iowa and met the student who works the night shift after a full day of class and still can t pay the medical bills for a sister who s ill， he d understand that she can t afford four more years of a health care plan that only takes care of the healthy and wealthy. She needs us to pass health care plan that guarantees insurance to every American who wants it and brings down premiums for every family who needs it. That s the change we need.

Maybe if he went to Pennsylvania and met the man who lost his job but can t even afford the gas to drive around and look for a new one， he d understand that we can t afford four more years of our addiction to oil from dictators. That man needs us to pass an energy policy that works with automakers to raise fuel standards， and makes corporations pay for their pol