-=> bob klahn wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 DD> Yepper. MY tagline programme doesn't allow for two line
 DD> tags, though. Ol' Ev was one of my favourite politicians
 DD> ... as a speaker. He certainly knew how to use that
 DD> magnificent voice to best effect. I pass by his grave site
 DD> several times per week in PEKIN, IL.

 bk>  I mentioned that to my wife. She has a very high opinion of
 bk>  Everett Dirksen.

Ol' Ev was the consummate politician. More about geting the job done than
stricly political or religious ideology. I liked and respected him very much.
f
there were more Repugs like him available I would vote for more Repugs than I
currently do. 

I mislike and mistrust ideologues in extremis ... on either side of the
spectrum.
 
... I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts. -
Will Rogers

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