One must always remember, every politician is a legend in his/her/other mind(s).
Statesmen on the other hand see themselves and their times in the reality of here and now, right/wrong, and the effect on the nation and their posterity. These are the ones we see as holding to the truths of the founders.
WWG1WGA!
Every Senator sees a future President in the mirror.
But that doesn’t mean anyone else sees it!
I think that inferno off in the distance is Flake’s bridge to the democrats going up, he could never join them now that he’s voting for Kav.