Democratic Sr Senator (DE); Vice President-Elect:
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- Familiarity & experience balances Obama's inexperience. (Oct 2008)
- As VP, I’ll be point person in Congress. (Oct 2008)
- Cheney has been most dangerous VP in history. (Oct 2008)
- Models his role on LBJ’s vice presidency. (Oct 2008)
- Favorite movie: “Chariots of Fire”, for real heroism. (Oct 2008)
- 35-year track record of accomplishments. (Oct 2008)
- McCain no maverick on education, health care, and debt. (Oct 2008)
- Failure is at times inevitable but giving up is unforgivable. (Aug 2008)
- Everyone is your equal, and everyone is equal to you. (Aug 2008)
- We need a wise leader like Obama, not just a good soldier. (Aug 2008)
- We should embrace change just like the previous generations. (Aug 2008)
- Focus on Iraq, ending torture, healthcare, and education. (Dec 2007)
- Insulted Indian-Americans in attempt to compliment vibrancy. (Nov 2007)
- Giuliani is truly not qualified to be president. (Oct 2007)
- MoveOn.org has not changed politics. (Sep 2007)
- Prayer gives you strength, but doesn’t prevent crises. (Aug 2007)
- Most decisive moment: engaging in civil rights movement. (Aug 2007)
- Next president has no margin of error, post-Bush. (Aug 2007)
- Politics is a noble calling. (Jul 2007)
- Childhood stuttering strengthened me. (Jul 2007)
- 1970: won first election, to County Council, in GOP district. (Jul 2007)
- 1972: beat GOP incumbent; 2nd youngest Senator ever elected. (Jul 2007)
- 1972: Wife & child killed in pre-inauguration auto accident. (Jul 2007)
- Remarried in 1977, willing to give up Senate for Jill. (Jul 2007)
- 1988: Presidential run intended as base-building for 1992. (Jul 2007)
- 1988: plagiarized law school paper, but not malevolently. (Jul 2007)
- 1988: suffered aneurysm requiring brain surgery. (Jul 2007)
- Religion informs my values; my reason dictates outcomes. (Jul 2007)
- His book “Promises to Keep” written before presidential race. (Jul 2007)
- Apologized for saying Barack Obama was clean and articulate. (Apr 2007)
- Embellishment forced withdrawal from 1988 presidential race. (Apr 2007)
- Biggest mistake was thinking he could work with George Bush. (Apr 2007)
- Knocked out of 1988 race due to plagiarizing a speech. (Oct 2005)
- Plans to seek presidential nomination in 2008. (Jun 2005)
- Conducted Bork hearings in a scholarly manner, not emotional. (Feb 2003)
- Voted NO on confirming Samuel Alito as Supreme Court Justice. (Jan 2006)
- Voted NO on confirming John Roberts for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. (Sep 2005)
- Religious affiliation: Catholic. (Nov 2000)
- Rated 100% by the AU, indicating support of church-state separation. (Dec 2006)
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