Joseph Biden actually said...

"Lives are at stake. I -- and I knew the right political vote. But I tell you what, some things are worth losing elections over."

"If you want to know where al Qaeda lives, if you want to know where bin Laden is, come back to Afghanistan with me."

"Because I think it is as close to a consensus that can exist in a society as heterogeneous as ours."

"Lives were at stake. I knew the right political vote. But I'll tell you what some things are worth losing elections over."