be with joe tidings at the very end. i have never forgotten that lesson and i hope i never will. my friend, joe lieberman, was here. and i was in hartford the night that he lost his primary because i wanted to be with him because he was my friend and he has given so much to this country and thank god he was able to win that election and come back to the u.s. senate. but i learned that lesson from steny hoyer. those who knew me best know that i'm not one to shy away from a fight. ginger says i'm down right combative. lord knows i'm a democrat. i've never voted for a republican in my life and i probably never will. but i'm disgusted with the polarization and incivility that has come to define our politics and i deeply believe that the dawning challenges that president obama faces and that america faces today require transformational, post-partisan solutions that one party alone cannot produce. history has shown time after time that transformational rerms most often come with bipartisan support. social security, the g.i. bil

in the waning days of joe tidings losing campaign we were in the carroll arms hotel on capitol hill. no tv cameras came but steny was standi standing alone in the back. when i asked him why he was there, he simply said i was with joe tydings at the beginning and i will be with joe tydings at the very end. i have never forgotten that lesson and i hope i never will. my friend joe lieberman was here and i was had hartford the night that he lost his primary because i wanted to be with him because he was my friend and he's given so much to this country and, thank god, he was able to win that election and come back to t the u.s. senate. but i learned that lesson from steny hoyer. those who know me best know that i'm not one to shy away from a fig fight. ginger says i'm downright combative. lord knows i'm a democrat. i have never voted for a republican in my life and i probably never will. but i'm disgusted with the polarization and incivility that has come to define our politics and i deeply believe that the daunting challenges that president obama faces and america faces today require a t