If elected, he wouldn't go to Washington and become part of the system there, not go along with all the log rolling. He'll be inclined to fight the insider dealing,

Washington was a city of Southern efficiency and Northern charm

We don't need to go through another campaign where we find out what the IRS probe is at the end of the campaign,

They need to flesh out more details.

Passing this legislation will help millions of families nationwide, easing the burden that these families might otherwise experience if their unemployment insurance were to have expired on Dec. 28, 2002, ... It will help unemployed Americans feed their families and pay their bills while giving them an additional five months to find new jobs.

He's very talented and very bright, but I've rarely seen him deviate from the Democratic Party line. ... He's very effective for his side of the aisle, and if it's a partisan issue, he typically won't back down.