His response was incredible. He stated in part that because he could not get his way on certain legislation that, “…I came to the conclusion that the only real solution to this was to get George Bush out of the White House. And that's when I decided to run for president, and that's the period of time that they're talking about.”
With no due respect to the Senator, he was not elected by the people of North Carolina to run for President, but to serve our State’s interests in the United States Senate. He had a responsibility to the people of North Carolina to fulfill his obligations to our State. His willingness to quickly abandon North Carolina for his own ambitions shows a serious lack of integrity and begs to question how he would handle the office of Vice President.