President hailed bipartisan as he flew to Ohio with a retiring senator who just endorsed 's favorite candidate in the state – where he spoke about bygone customs in the where even segregationists lunched with their opponents.'We always used to fight like hell. And even back in the old days when we had real segregationists like Eastland and Thurmond and all those guys. But at least we ended up eating lunch together,' Biden said, name-checking Sens. James Eastland (D-Miss.) and Strom Thurmond (R-S.C.). Biden heaped praise on Republican Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio), a well-liked two term senator, whom he termed 'one of the good guys' for his geniality.
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