He calls on leaders to put aside their anger over the election and support Bush. But resentment lingers. There's an infection. A Band-Aid will not do. . . . When the loser wins, democracy is turned topsy-turvy.
Silence is betrayal.
When you are the conscience of the Congress, you, of course, have to do your best to reach across party lines. You have to work to build majorities, but you also have to fight for human dignity. . . . You have to seek consensus, but you also have to seek justice and fundamental fairness.