- “Obama: Time for Rangel to end career “with dignity.'”
— The Politico, July 30th, 2010.
- “Was [Biden] talking about slavery? You bet your ass he was. Was he using the vernacular? Yes, he was. Did he think it was cute? Yes, he did. Was it something stupid to say? You bet your life it was stupid.”
— Rangel in an interview today.
Update: Bill Kristol posits an alternate scenario: Rangel is laying the groundwork for Biden to exit stage left.