Tuesday, May 23, 2006
I'm ambivalent, somewhat, about Lloyd Bentsen's place in the Politics Hall of Fame. He was always a little to much of a social conservative to suit me, but he brought some ballance to the ticket. "Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy," gets points for being the sort of blunt straight talk we have heard too little of from Democrats-- but it is also a sound bite style quip of the sort that we have been hearing too much of ever since. It is certainly better than anything Joe Lieberman had to say in his debate with Dick Cheney, but the end result was the same.
I like this from his obit: "Bentsen decided not to seek re-election in 1954. Instead, he opted to return to private life in Houston and build his own fortune, using several million dollars in seed money from his family."
Those self-made Texans-- gotta love 'em.
I like this from his obit: "Bentsen decided not to seek re-election in 1954. Instead, he opted to return to private life in Houston and build his own fortune, using several million dollars in seed money from his family."
Those self-made Texans-- gotta love 'em.
// posted by Bill @ 1:46 PM 
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