He wanted to be a sort of chief ambassador to the hill, a counselor in chief, as he told Larry King last evening.

We need a robust and sustained economic recovery package.

I think he is going to be a key bridge in sort of lobbying not just fellow Democrats, but Republicans.

A lot of people thought he would be sort of the foreign policy guru. That why he was picked originally, sort of check that box on the resume for Barack Obama during the campaign.

The advice that he has given to President Bush has been not healthy for our foreign policy.

Congress, this time has to put some hooks into it, has to insist on accountability. And I would assume the Obama administration would go along with that right from the start.

My role as Vice President is unlike some of the others. I've asked for no specific portfolio.

I think that President Bush, unlike Vice President Cheney, is upon reflection beginning to acknowledge some of the serious, if not mistakes, misjudgments that he made.

We will deliver for the gay and lesbian community on issues. We will be there for them. We will champion liberty and bringing down these -- these walls of intolerance.

My role as vice president is unlike some of the others. I have asked for no specific portfolio -- that is, I take care of the environment or one particular area -- and that I be essentially his counselor in chief.

Vice President Cheney has been the most dangerous vice president we have probably had probably in American history.

His wife Jill reportedly promised him a puppy if he stuck it out through the election.

Biden has a soft spot, apparently, for German Shepherds.

Joe Biden was second on the ticket and he'll be second in line for the presidency come January.

What the president-elect told governors looking for hundreds of billions of dollars from Washington.

It is a remarkable testament to what you all fought for that there is absolutely total complete unadulterated cooperation and movement as if it's seamless.

Jill and Joe Biden join the Obamas right before their moment in history began; an unforgettable night for everyone.

It's time for us to pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin the work of remaking America.