I think in some cases busing did improve the situation in some areas; in some cases it didn't. We had busing in St. Louis, and it has been ended and we are using other methods of trying to better integrate the schools.

I've thought a lot about the world and how George Bush sees the world and it ain't even close.

Al Gore is a good man. He is a decent, caring man. He listens to his heart and his head. He loves his family.

I think when everything is finally considered, I'll have a lot of support -- strong support -- not only from labor unions but from working people.

I share the administration's goals in dealing with Iraq and its weapons of mass destruction.

I grew up in a household that was a labor household. My dad was a Teamster and a milk truck driver. My mother was a secretary. Neither of them got through high school. But they worked hard and they gave me very, very important opportunities to go to school, get a good education.

I grew up in the '50s and '60s when Jack Kennedy was president. We would watch him on television. And our teachers always talked about the good things public servants could do. I thought maybe that's something I should do. So when I got out of law school, my wife, Jane, and I became precinct captains.