A question . We have senator ward from hawaii. Gene, youre up. Can we come visit . Aloha. But hawaii is unique, obviously not only because of its terrain but because of its political history. We have super majority. Im in the house of 51. My caucus is seven. In the senate theres one republican and 24 democrats. What are some insights i can bring back . I really like the concept not because im in the minority but because we are Americans First then republicans then democrats but we tend to forget that and you guys are reminding us. But how do you get inside the inner psychology to motivate people who have had a super majority and have for 50 years to do Something Like this what you gentlemen are talking about . Thank you. Ill make a quick comment and let him follow up. So ive lived in four countries, only one of which doesnt have a strategy. This one. We dont have a strategy in this country. We sort of meender along and hope were doing the right thing. We hope the economics work out. We
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my voice that while i do not believe i did anything illegal or ever thought i was doing anything illegal, i did an awful, awful lot that was wrong. there is no one else responsible for my sins. none of the people who came to court and testified are responsible. nobody working for the government is responsible. i am responsible. if i want to find the person who should be held accountable for my sins, honestly, i don t have to go any further than the mirror. it is me. it is me and me alone. next thing i want to say a word about is the people that i love. it has been an incredible experience for me to watch my parents, my dad just turned 80. my mom, who is 78 tromp up here in robbins, north carolina, every day to be with me and to support me. i love them so much. they did such a wonderful job raising me and my brother, blake and my sister, kathy, who i also love dearly. i also want to say a word about my own children. kate, who all of you have seen, has been here every single da
former presidential candidate, john edwards. boil it all down, edwards won. prosecutors alleged he knowingly and willingly accepted $1 million from two wealthy donors to hide his mistress, rielle hunter. the jury deadlocked on the other five counts, including conspiracy, illegal con trib g contributions and making false statements. outside the courthouse, edwards, who had said virtually nothing except good morning during this trial spoke publicly. all i can say is thank goodness we live in the couldn t interest i that has the kind of system that we have. i think those jurors were exemplar for what jurors were supposed to do. they were very, very impressive. the second thing i want to say just a word about is responsibility. this is about me. i want to make sure that everyone hears from me and from my voice that while i do not believe i did anything illegal or ever thought i was doing anything illegal, i did an awful, awful lot that was wrong. there is no one else responsibl