[ilgipper]

Quayle was one of the fastest rising, most respected Senators at the time he was chosen. Unfortunately, he got Borked, in the political sense. He was definitely a hot prospect for Senate leadership or the White House at the time. By '92, he was dead in the water.

[Non-Sequitur]

Quayle was one of the fastest rising, most respected Senators at the time he was chosen.

More popular than John McCain or Pete Wilson or Richard Lugar or Thad Cochran or Kit Bond? More respected than Bob Dole or John Danforth or Warren Rudman or Don Nickles or Phil Graham or John Warner?