think about sitting on the inaugural platform in january of 2001 watching al gore, of course, you know, we had won, i'm sure he didn't think he had lost, we had fought this politically very, very intense battle and he conceded. he did the right thing for this nation. >> mr. vice president, what was going through your mind when you conceded? >> well, first of all, i want to express my gratitude and admiration for liz cheney on the issue that she's become known for recently, and that is standing up to the craziness in her party. what was going through my mind is, what's going to be best for the country? there was no way to really see playing it out in a way that would overturn the result. it would have gone to the house of representatives and the constitutional procedures gave the other side the complete advantage. and, you know, in some ways,