Instead of sitting on the sidelines, President Obama has made it clear that the US is ready to lead a global effort to combat climate change.

It appears that President Obama is making great progress on climate change, he is changing the political climate in the country back to Republican.

President Obama celebrates diversity, yet instinctively seeks common ground and builds on that common ground to make progress.

Part of what makes America strong is our resilience, tenacity, innovation and our willingness to be optimistic about our future. I know that President Obama is absolutely the best president to lead our country in the right direction.

People are struggling. They're trying to make ends meet, and they're looking for Washington to deliver for them. And they don't feel that that's been happening as quickly as it should. We share that frustration. There's no one more frustrated than President Obama.

This still commits us to quite a bit of climate change, but it leaves the door open to avoiding the largest and most devastating consequences.