Bob Dole

[WillBrink]

Surprised no discussion on this one. He died at 98.

"Bob Dole, the long-time senator, former Republican presidential nominee and World War II hero, died Sunday at age 98.

Growing up in a blue-collar family in Depression-era Kansas, Dole rose to become a fixture in Washington, D.C. Badly wounded in action in Italy, he lost the use of his right arm, but reached the peak of Republican politics, serving as the party’s presidential nominee, vice presidential nominee and Senate leader in a career that spanned nearly four decades.

In a statement, the family said he died in his sleep early Sunday morning, having “served the United States of America faithfully for 79 years.” Dole announced in February that he had been diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer."

https://news.yahoo.com/bob-dole-dies...170812702.html

[Scrubber3]

Looks like he decided to troll in his farewell letter. I like it.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.fox...te-chicago.amp

[1168]

Fair winds and following seas.

[ABNAK]

I voted for him in '96. Kind if RINO-ish but I'd take him over FJB any day of the week! His war record and the wounds he suffered are certainly enough for me to overlook any RINO-ish tendencies he may have had.

RIP Senator.

[dwhitehorne]

My wife was a legal secretary at a law firm in DC he worked at in the 90's. I got to speak with him at an office gathering one point and he was kind of funny. I think more people would have voted for him if they new he had a sense of humor. Clinton was young and exciting for Dems and Bob Dole was their definition of the Republican party. The voting in Chicago line is classic Bob Dole. David

[WillBrink]

My wife was a legal secretary at a law firm in DC he worked at in the 90's. I got to speak with him at an office gathering one point and he was kind of funny. I think more people would have voted for him if they new he had a sense of humor. Clinton was young and exciting for Dems and Bob Dole was their definition of the Republican party. The voting in Chicago line is classic Bob Dole. David

He always seemed a like a real person and decent human and had a good reputation as such I heard. He was probably too moderate to excite the base of GOP voters perhaps. I don't recall what turn out was and such at the time but he was not a flashy talker, didn't have Reagan like presence, and the represented a different gen to many voters I guess.

[SteyrAUG]

I voted for him in '96. Kind if RINO-ish but I'd take him over FJB any day of the week! His war record and the wounds he suffered are certainly enough for me to overlook any RINO-ish tendencies he may have had.

RIP Senator.

Not even close to the likes of McCain, Romney and the rest.

Biggest problem with Bob Dole is he would have made an excellent VP but really wasn't meant for the big seat. The GOP obviously had no intention of winning the 96 election or they would have come up with a stronger candidate. The fact they ran candidates like Buchanan in the primaries shows how out of touch they really were.

But I always respected Dole for his service. RIP.

[prepare]

Its hard to get excited about any politician these days. Politics is corrupt. If you're a politician more than one term you're probably corrupt too if you weren't already.

[ABNAK]

Not even close to the likes of McCain, Romney and the rest.

Biggest problem with Bob Dole is he would have made an excellent VP but really wasn't meant for the big seat. The GOP obviously had no intention of winning the 96 election or they would have come up with a stronger candidate. The fact they ran candidates like Buchanan in the primaries shows how out of touch they really were.

But I always respected Dole for his service. RIP.

Yeah that's why I said "RINO-ish" as opposed to a flat-out RINO! McCain, Romney, P. Ryan, et al fit the latter term to a T.

And yeah, 1996 was Dole's "turn" and was a perfect example of how the Republicans like being the party of opposition as opposed to actually holding the reigns of power. A quarter century later that still seems to ring true.

[chuckman]

When his wife was senator he was visiting, I had an opportunity to meet him and chat for a bit. This was 2002? He was kind, gracious, and hella funny.