Chris Dodd: “I went to Danville, KY, last evening, and I thought both Joe Lieberman and Dick Cheney did an admirable job in…”

“I went to Danville, KY, last evening, and I thought both Joe Lieberman and Dick Cheney did an admirable job in presenting their respective points of view during the Vice Presidential debate. It will be understandable if I express a certain amount of parochial pride in the performance of my colleague and friend from Connecticut, Joe Lieberman, who I thought did a magnificent job in laying out in civil, polite, and in a courteous way, the differences between the two teams, the two parties, and the candidates for the Presidency of the United States of America. I think all Americans benefited last night as a result of the very eloquent, precise, thoughtful, and clear presentations. So it seems fitting for me to take a minute to commend them both, particularly my colleague from Connecticut. When young people around the country are thinking about politics and wonder whether good examples are out there, it is my hope that they might be shown by their history teachers, the Vice Presidential debate of the year 2000. Indeed, it was a wonderful example of how people of significant differences of opinion and points of view can have a worthwhile, informative discussion and debate of critical issues that face the future of our Nation. I commend both, particularly my good friend and colleague from Connecticut.”