Barack Obama was sworn into office as a United States Senator on January 4, 2005. He announced his candidacy for President of the United States on February 10, 2007. He had served two years of a six-year term. Congress had been in session 242 days between his first day in office and the day he announced his candidacy. I thought it might be interesting to see what Obama had to say during his first year in office. The following is a list of direct quotes from him in 2005. Beneath each quote, I’ve added my own perspective for your reading...
