Political Quotes

“It was a true story. Thank you. That is one of my virtues. (Laughter.) I remember our first day of our first classified briefing. We had no idea what we were doing, and they said: Well, you just go right at this statue, left at this painting, right at this thing. The two of us are wandering through the halls of the Senate. We get completely lost; we are going to miss the classified briefing. And, all of a sudden, we see a group of Minnesotans coming over. They just stop, and they go: Look, it's Amy, and she has a guard. So, not missing a beat, your Senator, Bob Casey, goes all full Secret Service on us and plays the part. (Laughter.) We have been friends ever since, and I think so many people here see Bob as their friend. So many people in Pennsylvania see him that way. Terese and Bob were over with us last night and got to watch the video of his postelection day. One of his neighbors--just a man on the street--was interviewed and said: Well, yes. I have always been a Republican, but Bob is such a good neighbor; so I voted for him. I think that says a lot about Bob. You know, in 1977, Minnesota's ``happy warrior,'' Vice President Hubert Humphrey--and this is the ultimate compliment from Minnesotans-- said this: The moral test of government is how the government treats those who are in the dawn of life, how it treats those who are in the twilight of life, and how it treats those who are in the shadows of life.…”