QUOTE: Graham supports capital punishment as a deterrent, maintaining that it
is "not inconsistent with Christian values." Said he, while signing
the death warrants: "There are other values of
life involved here, including the value of the lives that were taken."
AUTHOR: Bob Graham A.K.A Daniel Robert
"Bob" Graham (born November 9, 1936) is an American
politician. He was the 38th Governor of Florida from 1979 to 1987 and a United
States Senator from that state from 1987 to 2005. Following a failed bid for
the Democratic Party nomination in the 2004 presidential race, Graham was
considered a possible running mate for John Kerry. Graham dropped out of the
race for the Democratic presidential nomination on October 6, 2003 and
announced his retirement from the Senate on November 3, 2003. Graham is now
concentrating his efforts on the newly established Bob Graham Center for Public
Service at his undergraduate alma mater, the University of Florida. He also
serves as Chairman of the Commission on the Prevention of WMD proliferation and
terrorism and advocates for the recommendations in the Commission report, World
at Risk.
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