The gold is part of this slush fund that Vladimir Putin built up in anticipation of sanctions. Angus King More Quotes by Angus King More Quotes From Angus King It's hard running as an independent. I wouldn't have won the Senate election if I hadn't been governor. I had credibility. The hard part is getting voters to the point where they think it's thinkable and not a waste of time. Angus King think election hard time How can you work with someone if you went into their state to campaign against them? Angus King how someone you work I worked in the Senate in the 1970s. I worked for the Labor, Public Welfare Committee, and we had Ted Kennedy and my old boss, Bill Hathaway, and Walter Mondale. Angus King old boss welfare labor My view of the filibuster is either you've got to lower vote edge or make people really filibuster if they feel that seriously about a piece of legislation. Angus King view feel you people I have a Twitter account; I have a fantastic Facebook page. Angus King page twitter facebook fantastic My desire is to be as independent as I can be, as long as I can be, subject to being effective. Angus King being i-can desire long If it's necessary to join a caucus and get a committee assignment, I'll do it. Angus King committee assignment necessary get I'm old enough to remember Richard Nixon. They called it the imperial presidency when he was refusing to spend money that Congress had appropriated. Angus King old money enough remember I had no intention of getting back into politics. I was teaching at Bowdoin and happily retired from politics. Angus King back intention politics teaching All I'm saying is, The US intelligence community needs to be able to do a better job on this issue, i think The US intelligence community did a great job on this issue, senator. We will --. Angus King He seems to be most upset that his candidate didn’t get it, and to me, that's not a sufficient reason to vote against this candidate. Angus King There is a significant reputational risk. Angus King Vladimir Putin is cornered. Vladimir Putin's already lost this war, even if Vladimir Putin wins a short-term battle by taking of Kyiv, there is no way Vladimir Putin can hold Ukraine and absorb Ukraine into Russia because Vladimir Putin's created a hatred for Russia and himself that will last a generation. Angus King We told him this was coming, i don't know if Vladimir Putin didn't believe Senate Select Committee on Intelligence or wasn't well advised, but I'm quite confident Vladimir Putin did not anticipate the ferocity of the sanctions. Angus King Yes, it concerns me because we are searching for a resolution on these important issues. Angus King While I am not feeling great, I’m definitely feeling much better than I would have without the vaccine. Angus King We have to defend democracy, and I'm afraid that our colleagues have put us in that position. I'm very reluctant to modify the filibuster. But I don't feel I can stand by and see our system subverted. Angus King If there's any silver lining in this unjust decision, it's this : I hope that President-elect Biden will recognize Chris's contributions, and consult with him as the Biden administration charts the future of this critically important agency. Angus King I think it is an important protection for the minority and some incentive toward bipartisan legislation is important, but that is based upon the premise, however, that the minority does not abuse the rule, if it is abused, I am subject to changing my view. Angus King That's where it worries me that the President apparently has been pressing the intelligence community to find what he wants to find, the question should be,' Where did the virus come from ?' not' Don't you think it came from a lab ?' ... Because if they taint the intelligence before it gets to them, they're going to make bad decisions. Angus King
