Remarks, as delivered, February 2, 2007
Thank you very, very much.
Let me begin by thanking those wonderful folks from Connecticut and elsewhere. I want to thank Nancy DiNardo, our state chair, and others who have come here today to be a part of this great effort.
Howard, I want to thank you, as well, for your tremendous work.
Mark, thank you for that very generous introduction.
I come from a rather large family. I'm one of six children. And one of my older sisters was present at an event where I was introduced a few months ago.
And the master of ceremonies went on at some length, and concluded the introduction by saying, "It now gives me a great deal of pleasure to present to you not only a great Senator from Connecticut but one of the great leaders of the Western world."
Well, you can imagine how much I appreciated those kind remarks.
That evening, we're driving back to Providence, Rhode Island, where she lives. And during one of those quiet moments in the car, I turned to my sister, Martha, and I said, "Martha, how many great leaders of the Western world do you think there are?"
Only as an older sister could do, she said, "One less than you think. Keep driving the car. We need to get home."
So, as a former great leader of the Western world, I'm pleased to be here with great Democrats.
And let me, this morning; share some thoughts with you about where we are and where we hope to go in the coming months.
