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Ocelot II

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3. I remember him well - one of the last halfway tolerable Republicans.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Tue Jan 31, 2023, 07:54 PM

Jan 2023

I never voted for him but he didn't make me want to throw things like GOPers do now. I wasn't a fan of Boschwitz, though, especially after he sent out a letter to Minnesota Jews suggesting that Paul Wellstone was not a good Jew. https://apnews.com/article/c5f1d0de1803f2a6ab85891ec3982f4b That was the sort of thing that GOPers would do these days - I guess Boschwitz was ahead of his time. Durenberger wasn't a bad guy, though.

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Former Sen. David Durenberger dead at 88 [View all] RandySF Jan 2023 OP

He represented Minnesota MiniMe Jan 2023 #1

He dates back to when there once was a moderate Republican party... keep_left Jan 2023 #2

I remember him well - one of the last halfway tolerable Republicans. Ocelot II Jan 2023 #3