Political Quotes

“last night, I was in Cleveland, OH--I got back in the early hours of this morning--to be present at the Vice Presidential debate between our colleague, Senator Edwards, and Vice President Cheney. It is an interesting responsibility and assignment that I had, along with several of my colleagues on the Republican side, to provide the so-called spin after the debate. You would think that voters could reach their own conclusions about who said what and how they should vote, but there are many who line up in an effort to stress the important and strong points made by their candidate. That was my role last night. I am not going to presume to tell anybody who watched that debate who won or lost. I will point out two specific things that were said by Vice President Cheney that I believe demand some clarification. He said at one point in the debate that he had never met Senator Edwards. In fact, he said: In my capacity as Vice President, I am President of the Senate, the presiding officer. I am in the Senate most Tuesdays in session. The first time I met you [Senator Edwards] was when you walked on the stage tonight. That is what Vice President Cheney said last night. You know, all of us forget from time to time when we have met someone. In this particular instance, the Vice President had forgotten that at least on two previous occasions he had not only met Senator Edwards but had been in very close contact with him.”