WAS great, but sold his soul to the devil (aka Billy Blythe Clinton).
I posted this earlier, before he died. Folks need to remember that a hero who betrays his country is no longer a hero:
From the New York Times, harldy a right wing extremist publication:
“Senator John Glenn of Ohio, the top Democrat on the panel holding the hearings, initiated the partisan crossfire in his opening statement this morning. He observed that the hearings so far had focused on issues like coffees at the White House with President Clinton and said the public had not been ‘’fooled by this diversion from the real issue, which is that quid pro quos for political money happen here on Capitol Hill every day.’’
The real problem, Senator Glenn said, involves matters like the Republican Party’s close relationship with the tobacco industry and the National Rifle Association and Republican plans to filibuster against legislation that would change campaign finance laws.
Senator Fred Thompson, the Tennessee Republican who heads the panel, the Governmental Affairs Committee, had sought a bipartisan tone for this latest phase of the hearings. He was clearly taken aback by Senator Glenn’s statement.
His voice filled with sarcasm, Senator Thompson responded, ‘’Well, I guess we know now that this scandal we’ve been dealing with for the last several months is essentially a Republican scandal.’’
Senator Pete V. Domenici, Republican of New Mexico, also expressed irritation with Senator Glenn. ‘’Without bipartisanship,’’ he said, ‘’there will be no reform.’’”
“A CNN/TIME poll taken in May 1998 found 58 percent of Americans felt an independent counsel should have been appointed to investigate the controversy. Thirty-three percent were opposed. The same poll found that 47 percent of Americans believed a quid pro quo existed between the Clinton administration and the PRC government.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_United_States_campaign_finance_controversy
Glenn used his American Hero status to provide cover to the Clintons’ corruption. When push came to shove, he cared more for his party than his country. His behavior was despicable. I remember watching and reading and wondering what had happened to the guy I grew up admiring. The Clintons sold us out to the Chinese, and John Glenn, American Hero, covered their tracks.