Richard Daley opining on politics - I interpret this as meaning: "Hate is raw emotion which can be difficult to control & manipulate to your political favor - graft & corruption is a much more reliable & precise way to control political outcomes."
Kerry always goes too far when he talks about W. President Bush took office and before he even spent the night in the White House, his plate was full of garbage that Clinton left for him. This first four years has been nothing but clean up and do what Clinton didn't do for eight years. Bush doesn't blame, and doesn't cast slams. He stepped up to the plate for Americans, and did what he had to in the quest of keeping our country safe. Had he done otherwise, we would be fighting this war in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles.