One of my roles as vice president is to - is to be an interlocutor with the Senate and the House because everybody up there knows I respect them and I enjoy it. And I have a lot of good friends on both sides of the aisle up there.

Well, you know, my shotgun will do better for you than your AR-15, because you want to keep someone away from your house, just fire the shotgun through the door.

I got tested for AIDS. I know Barack got tested for AIDS. There's no shame in being tested for AIDS.

Let's just be smart this time. I'm looking for smart.

Mr. Trump's a good man, but he doesn't know much about the health care system.

I am a Catholic. I can't say that without pointing out that I oppose abortion with all my heart and soul. Bill Clinton wanted them safe and rare. Barack Obama is heartsick that so many people he knows have had abortions. But we're all pro-choice and believe in reproductive freedom and oppose the Republicans' War on Women.

But all our differences hardly measure up to the values we all hold in common.