Senator Joe Biden, 1992
"I might note parenthetically, Mr. President, and let me be very
specific, if in this next election the American people conclude that the
majority of desks should be moved on that side of the aisle, there
should be 56 Republican Senators instead of 56 Democratic Senators,
44 Democratic Senators instead of 56 or 57 Democratic Senators, and
at the same time if they choose to pick Bill Clinton over George Bush,
we will have a divided Government and I will say the same thing to Bill
Clinton: In a divided Government, he must seek the advice of the
Republican Senate and compromise. Otherwise, this Republican Senate
would be totally entitled to say we reject the nominees of a
Democratic President who is attempting to remake the Court in a way
with which we disagree."