As the guessing games swirled around Oregon’s Democratic delegates heading to Denver on Friday as to who Barack Obama would pick for is running mate, Jack Lorts, the Hillary Clinton delegate and eastern-most representative of Oregon Democrats who was heading to Denver for the Democratic National Convention, got it right.
Janet Napolitano, the Democratic governor of Arizona and an early supporter of Barack Obama's presidential campaign, is being mentioned for several federal posts, including Attorney General ... >
"One of the great surprises of my career came, however, when I discovered that my new colleague, Gordon Smith, was as thoughtful and kind and decent outside the political arena as he was tough and competitive inside the political arena."
- U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden (D) during a farewell speech Thursday in praise of U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith (R), who was defeated by Senator-elect Jeff Merkley (D).