Political Quotes

“on behalf of all the people in our great State--and our dear colleague Senator Bayh is here because of his love as well--we want to tell you how grateful we are for your services, for the extraordinary job you have done as Vice President for President Obama. Everybody is telling stories. As you know, I had the privilege of having you put your arm around me, and when everybody said there was no chance I could ever win, you said: You and I are a lot alike and you can do this and you can win. I came back, and they said: What advice did Vice President Biden give you? I said: He told me that I could win. They said: Well, he is right a lot; I don't know about that one. You turned out to be right. Then we were blessed that your sons, Hunter and Beau, often came to Indiana during the summers. You would then come out as well. I will never forget going to the coffee shop one Sunday morning. The lady at the coffee shop said to me: This has been an unbelievable day because the Vice President came in with all his grandchildren; and, by the way, Joe, he bought ice cream for everybody in the store, and you have never done that. I said how sorry I was that I never did that. She also said: This is one of the greatest days of my life, to meet somebody who has always looked out for working families, who has always looked out for us. That is how we see you back home. You have always looked out for us. You have always cared about us.…”