I don't know anyone in the public eye who has not made a mistake and said something in a manner that does not truly reflect their intentions.

S. According to Dallaire's book Shake Hands with the Devil he "owe(s) a great debt of gratitude" to both senators. He sponsored The Employee Non Discrimination Act of 1995 (104th Congress) 1997 (105th Congress) and 1999 (106th Congress).

S. Sworn into the Senate in 1989 he served as a Republican until 2001 when he left the party to become an Independent and began caucusing with the Democrats. James Merrill "Jim" Jeffords (born May 11 1934) is a former U.