Congress: Biden and HRC say goodbye

"Just days before they move onto new jobs and challenges, Vice President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Secretary of State-designate Hillary Rodham Clinton took to the Senate floor to bid farewell to their colleagues," the New York Times writes. "And, perhaps not too surprisingly, both displayed well-known personality traits -- Mr. Biden’s chattiness, Mrs. Clinton’s attention to detail -- in addition to effusively praising their colleagues and the Senate." Clinton " thanked her staff , talked about how the club known as the Senate finds common ground, and expressed gratitude to New York voters who took a chance on her eight years ago. Clinton talked at length about the days after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks: seeing exhausted firefighters emerge from the rubble, smelling the acrid air, pushing for money for the recovery, getting to know victims' families. She implored senators to bring that same commitment and cooperation to working with the new administration. When she finished, she ... (link)