Tim Kaine Quotes
I'm not going to give a courtesy gift to a person who's going to win, and I'm not going to give a sympathy gift to a person who's going to lose.
Kaine, Tim. Interview. The Richmond Times-Dispatch, 18 Oct. 2005.
The president's first annual message to Congress was articulate and well received, but one of his close associates told him frankly that nobody believed he had written it:
Wilkins had called and was lobbying for the appointment of a Black Federal judge. Johnson wanted support among liberals and Blacks if he made the appointment. Wilkins responded that he sure would and told the President that he “would see to it.” The appointment was made. Johnson was praised throughout the Black community.
A few days later the President fired Brown from heading the relief effort for his poor handling of the crisis. Brown then resigned from the Government. It is not known whether the President could not recognize what most Americans did or whether he was trying to avoid the political embarrassment of firing on of his political appointments—one which had no previous emergency management experience. He had been a lawyer and his management experience consisted of managing horse shows.
Timothy Michael Kaine is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Virginia since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 38th lieutenant governor of Virginia from 2002 to 2006 and 70th governor of Virginia from 2006 to 2010. Kaine was the Democratic nominee for vice president of the United States in the 2016 election as Hillary Clinton's running mate.
