again, they lend a hand to their neighbors and give back to their country.  They take pride in their labor, and are generous in spirit.  These aren't Republican values or Democratic values that they're living by; business values or labor values.  They're American values. Unfortunately, too many of our citizens have lost faith that our biggest institutions - -- our corporations, our media, and, yes, our government -- - still reflect these same values.  Each of these institutions are full of honorable men and women doing important work that helps our country prosper.  But each time a CEO rewards himself for failure, or a banker puts the rest of us at risk for his own selfish gain, people's doubts grow.  Each time lobbyists game the system or politicians tear each other down instead of lifting this country up, we lose faith.  The more that TV pundits reduce serious debates to silly arguments, big issues into sound bites, our citizens turn away. No wonder there's so much cynicism out there.  No wonder there's so much disappointment. I campaigned on the promise of change -- - change we can believe in, the slogan went.  And right now, I know there are many Americans who aren't sure if they still believe we can change -- - or that I can deliver it. But remember this -- - I never suggested that change would be easy, or that I could do it alone.  Democracy in a nation of 300 million people can be noisy