The picture of all of us standing together on the back porch of the Governor’s Mansion was big news across the nation. They sang and danced for peace in traditional native dress, and that evening in the streets of Cartagena, Pastrana, Chelsea, and I danced with them. On January 5, I had my first meeting with the new congressional leaders. I thought the anti-trade, anti-globalization forces were wrong in believ-ing that trade had increased poverty.
The lessons of Somalia were not lost on the military planners who plotted our course in Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, greement, so I used the address to reach out to the Republicans, rally the Democrats, and explain to the American people The big dispute involved what responsibilities the federal government should assume for the common good. With input from Hillary and Al Gore, I had picked the participating clergy, the singers, and the music.