Quote:Pure saints make crappy politicians, and worse statesmen, and anywayValles, you do know a statesman is a dead politician, no?
only fool would count on finding them in the first place.
That being said, Senator Byrd knew his place in the scheme of things. That being a member of of a deliberating and legislative body whose function is to check the executive branch from going too far. As a senator he was very effective for the nation, even if he opposed the Civil Rights Act (which he later regretted). He also did very well by his constituents. Remember the maxim" All politics are local". For a state that is one of the poorest in the Union, I really don't have a problem with it. There is pork, there is graft, there is "honest" graft..is there such a thing as "honest" pork?
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And the devil will burn!
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