He has served the country so well and been a good friend of mine -- I love Joe, i just don't think this would be a wise move.

Tom Harkin

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Obesity now contributes to the death of more than 360,000 Americans a year. The incidence of childhood obesity is now at epidemic levels. Alarm bells are going off all over the place. But our government has done virtually nothing.

epidemics government years

Let's face it, in America today we don't have a health care syste... by Tom Harkin

Let's face it, in America today we don't have a health care system, we have a sick care system.

care sick america

The Gulf War was like teenage sex. We got in too soon and out too... by Tom Harkin

The Gulf War was like teenage sex. We got in too soon and out too soon.

teenage war sex

You [the Gallaudet students] have brought the deaf community toge... by Tom Harkin

You [the Gallaudet students] have brought the deaf community together.... You are my heroes.

community hero together

Whereas Iraq has consistently breached its cease-fire agreement between Iraq and the United States, entered into on March 3, 1991, by failing to dismantle its weapons of mass destruction program, and refusing to permit monitoring and verification by United Nations inspections; Whereas Iraq has developed weapons of mass destruction, including chemical and biological capabilities, and has made positive progress toward developing nuclear weapons capabilities

iraq agreement fire

Stem cell research holds enormous promise for easing human suffering, and federal support is critical to its success.

support cells promise

There's no one silver bullet, but money really is the root of all evil. The single biggest problem is how much more money is flooding into politics these days. It not only tends to enable a more extreme candidate to get elected, but because so much money is required to bankroll a campaign, everyone spends all their free time fundraising instead of reaching across the aisle.

silver problem evil

That signal's come and gone a lot in my life-time, that prairie progressivism died . I think prairie progressivism is still there. Every once in a while, odd things take place.

progressivism odd thinking

When you dig down, people are pretty progressive, by and large. I guess, I've said it many times - that a lot of people say we're a conservative country, that people are conservative. And my response to that is, yes, that's true, and you know what the people want to conserve most? The progressive traditions of our country - freedom of speech, and of the press and of assembly. Freedom to dissent. The freedom to practice your own religion or not practice religion as you see fit. Yes, we're conservative! We want to conserve those.

freedom-of-speech country people

When I campaigned, I'd let them throw a punch, but by gosh, I'd throw two back. I always said, the first rule in politics is never defend, always attack. I still believe that.

i-still-believe believe

It's been years, but I still say that I went out with the same progressive values and liberal ideals that I went in with. I made a couple of mistakes, I will honestly admit. In retrospect, there are a few votes I wish I could take back. But, through it all, I kept my support for organized labor, I kept my support for income equality, I kept my support for making sure that kids that come from poor families have access to education. So, yes, I still believe that you don't have to give up your ideals and go along. One person can still stand up and make a difference.

giving-up couple mistake

A lot of times, candidates for office, especially incumbents, seem to get drawn into their opponents' arguments, and fighting on their turf, because you want to defend yourself. That's wrong. Fight on your own turf. Make them come to you. Make them explain why they don't agree with your position. I think that a lot of times, too many liberals, progressives, lose because they're afraid to really stand up for what they believe in.

fighting believe thinking

She's doing what she needs to do in Iowa every day; She's organizing; She has a great ground game in Iowa, unlike 2008, right now it's about rounding up delegates and holding their hands and making sure they get to the caucus.

I think she's erased any doubts that may have been out there about her abilities -- her ability to stand up and undergo withering fire if you will and come out looking like a winner.

With Hillary as president, I can see him being secretary of state or ambassador to the United Nations.

I have had the privilege of knowing Hillary Clinton for a long time. Hillary Clinton and I share many of the same deeply-held beliefs.

Well, I (got to) thinking about that. I don't care if she's as good-looking as Taylor Swift or as nice as Mr. Rogers, but if she votes like Michele Bachmann, she's wrong for the state of Iowa.