It all started when we quit calling them statesmen.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

Yes, I think that was the start of the decline.

[hobbit709]

1. I stopped calling them that when they quit being that.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

2. now they can behave like politicians...

not nearly as inspiring.

[Ptah]

3. One of the statesman I remember from my youth was

Mike Mansfield, senator from Montana


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Mansfield

[Tuesday Afternoon]

4. salute to Mike Mansfield

:patriot:

This gentleman went from snuffy to national and international prominence. And when he died in 2001, he was rightly buried in Arlington. If you want to visit his grave, don't look for him near the "Kennedy Eternal Flame", where so many politicians are laid to rest. Look for a small, common marker shared by the majority of our heroes. Look for the marker that says "Michael J. Mansfield, Pfc. U.S. Marine Corps".

[Ptah]

5. Nice snippet, Tuesday Afternoon

And "...he is the longest serving majority leader in the history of the Senate."

:hi: