Michael Bennet (Senator of Colorado)
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It's why I became the superintendent of schools to begin with and why I went to the Senate, I guess.
It's fun. How old is your kid, Mark?
It's fun. How old is your kid, Mark?
It's fun. How old is your kid, Mark?
Eight. Yeah, so yours is actually the same age, basically, mine were when I came here. That is a... Every year is incredible. When I thought... When my kids were first going off to college, I thought how devastating it would be to have them leave the house. And, of course, what you realize is they have to go.
Eight. Yeah, so yours is actually the same age, basically, mine were when I came here. That is a... Every year is incredible. When I thought... When my kids were first going off to college, I thought how devastating it would be to have them leave the house. And, of course, what you realize is they have to go.
Eight. Yeah, so yours is actually the same age, basically, mine were when I came here. That is a... Every year is incredible. When I thought... When my kids were first going off to college, I thought how devastating it would be to have them leave the house. And, of course, what you realize is they have to go.
There's not one minute that they should stay with you, and it becomes a whole other relationship. But there's not much better than having an 8-year-old kid. And the answer to your question on the busy jobs, it's interesting. I just had that discussion because when people – There were a couple of people that came to see me and said, we think you should run for governor this time.
There's not one minute that they should stay with you, and it becomes a whole other relationship. But there's not much better than having an 8-year-old kid. And the answer to your question on the busy jobs, it's interesting. I just had that discussion because when people – There were a couple of people that came to see me and said, we think you should run for governor this time.
There's not one minute that they should stay with you, and it becomes a whole other relationship. But there's not much better than having an 8-year-old kid. And the answer to your question on the busy jobs, it's interesting. I just had that discussion because when people – There were a couple of people that came to see me and said, we think you should run for governor this time.
And my first reaction was, there is no way I can go home to my kids. And it explained to them, having been away 50 percent of their childhood in the Senate in D.C., that I'm now coming home after they have gone, which they are hopefully momentarily. from Colorado and they said, are you sure about that?
And my first reaction was, there is no way I can go home to my kids. And it explained to them, having been away 50 percent of their childhood in the Senate in D.C., that I'm now coming home after they have gone, which they are hopefully momentarily. from Colorado and they said, are you sure about that?
And my first reaction was, there is no way I can go home to my kids. And it explained to them, having been away 50 percent of their childhood in the Senate in D.C., that I'm now coming home after they have gone, which they are hopefully momentarily. from Colorado and they said, are you sure about that?
And I checked and Caroline, who's the oldest one of those three girls said, are you under the illusion that we, uh, that we wanted to see more than we did? Uh, you know, from their perspective, it was great having me gone half the time. And, uh, it's, you know, they, they've obviously thought about that themselves and were encouraging about my running. Yeah.
And I checked and Caroline, who's the oldest one of those three girls said, are you under the illusion that we, uh, that we wanted to see more than we did? Uh, you know, from their perspective, it was great having me gone half the time. And, uh, it's, you know, they, they've obviously thought about that themselves and were encouraging about my running. Yeah.
And I checked and Caroline, who's the oldest one of those three girls said, are you under the illusion that we, uh, that we wanted to see more than we did? Uh, you know, from their perspective, it was great having me gone half the time. And, uh, it's, you know, they, they've obviously thought about that themselves and were encouraging about my running. Yeah.
Bobby Kennedy, the HHS secretary? Yeah, HHS. Yeah, I think he... Well, I think he left probably for craven reasons, which were his own ambition. But in the end, he found himself a place in the Trump administration that's allowing him to do what he wants to do with respect to the vaccines and other things. I do think that his...
Bobby Kennedy, the HHS secretary? Yeah, HHS. Yeah, I think he... Well, I think he left probably for craven reasons, which were his own ambition. But in the end, he found himself a place in the Trump administration that's allowing him to do what he wants to do with respect to the vaccines and other things. I do think that his...
Bobby Kennedy, the HHS secretary? Yeah, HHS. Yeah, I think he... Well, I think he left probably for craven reasons, which were his own ambition. But in the end, he found himself a place in the Trump administration that's allowing him to do what he wants to do with respect to the vaccines and other things. I do think that his...
there are, even though I think his vaccine denial is really dangerous. And as a former school superintendent and a parent, I really feel that way. I think the fundamental frustration with our healthcare system that Bobby Kennedy has is something that I also believe.