“Senator Clinton and anyone else who voted for this war has to search themselves and decide whether they believe they’ve voted the right way. If so, they can support their vote. If they believe they didn’t, I think it’s important to be straightforward and honest.”

— Former U.S. Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina on comments he had made previously, interpreted as veiled criticism of U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton’s vote to authorize war in Iraq

“I take responsibility for my vote. Obviously, I did as good a job (as) I could at the time. It was a sincere vote based on the information available to me. And I’ve said many times that, if I knew then what I now know, I would not have voted that way.”

— Clinton on her vote to authorize war in Iraq

“I think the American people want candor.”

— New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, who is Hispanic, admitting he withheld judgment on embattled U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales because Gonzales is Hispanic

“I got to tell you, after standing up with them, some of these people frighten me — they frighten me!”

— Former U.S. Sen. Mike Gravel of Alaska on his fellow candidates, some of whom he claimed would use nuclear weapons on Iran

“I don’t think I could identify one person that I consider to be my moral leader.”

— Edwards when asked who was his moral leader; he went on to cite God and his wife

“I’m a Westerner.

— Richardson, when asked if the massacre at Virginia Tech had changed his pro-gun positions; he said he favors instant background checks and keeping guns away from the mentally ill.

“It’s like going into the Senate. You know, the first time you get there, you’re all excited, ‘My God, how did I ever get here?’ Then, about six months later, you say, “How the hell did the rest of them get here?”

— Former U.S. Sen. Mike Gravel of Alaska, responding to a question about comments he made before the debate about not being a viable candidate

Postscript

“I think it went very well. I don’t think any of the top-tier candidates did themselves any harm, and I think the second-tier candidates did themselves a lot of good.”

— U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-Columbia, on how the candidates performed.

“(Congressman Jim Clyburn, D-S.C.) is the reason why this event is (in South Carolina). I think it is better to show off the incredible capability of a historic black college and all these incredible students here than it is to walk away from that opportunity.”

— Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., explaining why the candidates are in S.C. when the NAACP is enforcing its tourism boycott in the state over the continued flying of the Confederate flag on the State House grounds.

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