uire a renewed sense of responsibility from each of us to recover what John F. Kennedy called our intellectual and moral strength. Yes， government must lead on energy independence， but each of us must do our part to make our homes and businesses more efficient. Yes， we must provide more ladders to success for young men who fall into lives of crime and despair. But we must also admit that programs alone can t replace parents； that government can t turn off the television and make a child do her homework； that fathers must take more responsibility for providing the love and guidance their children need.

Individual responsibility and mutual responsibility that s the essence of America s promise.

And just as we keep our keep our promise to the next generation here at home， so must we keep America s promise abroad. If John McCain wants to have a debate about who has the temperament， and judgment， to serve as the next Commander？in？Chief， that s a debate I m ready to have.

For while Senator McCain was turning his sights to Iraq just days after 9/11， I stood up and opposed this war， knowing that it would distract us from the real threats we face. When John McCain said we could just muddle through in Afghanistan， I argued for more resources and more troops to finish the fight against the terrorists who actually attacked us on 9/11， and made clear that we must take out Osama bin Laden and his lieutenants if we have them in our sights. John McCain likes to say that he ll follow b