Sorry that no one commented in your 'no more golden fleece post.'
I think that it is because we have now so tremendously exceeded anything that once resembled fiscal responsibility that the idea of addressing a good man who at one time found fleecing seems small when juxtaposed with the daily fleecing that occurs.
I thank you, pessimist, for paying such close attention to so much.
Posted by Anjha at December 16, 2005 06:42 PMIsn't there another liberal Senator from Wisconsin who's pretty aggressive about how the government spends money? Pushed through some campaign finance reform? Doesn't take cost-of-living raises that are conveniently not voted on?
Surely, surely, we have a candidate to continue the Golden Fleece awards.
Posted by Bill Rehm at December 16, 2005 10:02 PMIf memory serves me well, Proximire was also one of the most respected members of the Senate. I heard nothing of his passing, so thank you Pessimist for the post. Every generation has a Proximire, but today they seem to die in small plane crashes (Paul Wellstone).
Posted by Judith at December 17, 2005 01:04 AMProxmire shook my hand, as well as many others at the entrance to the Miller 200 stock -car race in the late 70's. He was well respected by both sides. Unfortunately, he was not a Buhdist, so we are stuck with the current crop of cretins.
Posted by TIKI AL at December 18, 2005 02:41 PM