Tim Kaine Quotes
When you want to know something about the character of somebody in public life, look to see if they have a passion that began long before they were in office and that they have consistently held it throughout their career.
Kaine, Tim. "Speech at the Democratic National Convention." Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA, 27 July 2016.
For Mr. Ryan, this separation was a problem, but for most American political leaders, they have been able to maintain this separation without much problem. John F. Kennedy was particularly eloquent on how this is done, and even Presidents Carter and Obama—perhaps the most overtly religious presidents in our history, kept religion and politics separate. Ryan’s running mate, Mitt Romney also claimed to have no problem separating his Mormon religion from his political persona. Dwight Eisenhower never even belonged to a church when he was President. The Founding Fathers almost all followed this separation mode.
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.