"WHAT I'M WORRIED ABOUT NOW — AND I WOULDN'T HAVE SAID THIS THREE MONTHS AGO BECAUSE I DIDN'T THINK WE'D GET THIS FAR — IS WHAT HAPPENS THE NEXT TIME AROUND? WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU'VE GOT A REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT AND YOU HAVE BLOOD LUST ON THE PART OF DEMOCRATS?" HE ASKED. “THIS IS HIGH-RISK POKER WE'RE PLAYING HERE, MAN." JOE BIDEN, 1998