What I like about Sessions is that he can stake out a principled conservative position without sounding strident. And I like your word “gallant” for him.
Senator Sessions is what they have in mind when the words “Southern gentleman” are used. He is a man of honor. He stands up for what he believes no matter who gets mad. Of course he has the safest seat in the Senate, but he has always been the same. Probably why his seat is safe. People in Alabama like straight talk.
Senator Jeff Sessions is one the few -- the very few -- contemporary U.S. Senators who would've fit right in with the Founding Fathers.
Can you imagine John McCain...or Lindsay Graham...or Al Franken...or Diane Feinstein...among that distinguished assembly?