A couple of snippets:

Q Do you get frustrated when you see Republicans speculating on how many House seats they’re going to lose?
THE VICE PRESIDENT: Well, I think it’s a natural, normal situation at this stage. But I really think we’re going to do reasonably well. And I think we’ll hold the Senate, and I also think we got a good shot at holding the House. And I’ve done 114 campaigns so far this cycle. I’ve been all over the country, seen all kinds of candidates and all kinds of races, but I think the key will be who goes to the polls on Election Day.
And certainly, it’s always tough when you’re in the midterm of your second presidential term in office. Historically, those are the most difficult elections for the incumbents in the White House. But I think the basic fundamental facts in terms of national security, in terms of five years of defeating the terrorists in their efforts to try to launch another attack against the United States, I think the overall health of the economy, I think the progress we’re making in all those areas all argues that, in fact, when the American people have to make a choice between us and the Democrats, I think they’ll come down on the side of supporting the President and Republican candidates…
…Q One final question, you guys are fighting so hard to defeat the terrorists in and around this country and around the world. Do you have any reaction to the lenient sentence that Lynne Stewart received yesterday in New York?
THE VICE PRESIDENT: Well, I was surprised. Of course, it’s not for me to substitute my judgment for a judge, but I think, of course, the prosecution had asked for a much stiffer sentence. And this was somebody who has been supposedly convicted — or pled guilty to being a key intermediary for a major terrorist. And that’s significant. I think we need to make certain that when we find somebody who is, indeed, in bed with a terrorist, that they are appropriately brought to justice.