I don't disagree with your assessment, ken5050. Phil Crane likely should have retired before he was booted out. However, I so vividly recall the time when Phil Crane was conservative before conservative was "cool."
Back in the day, when Crane walked into a room - you knew it. He was fearless, always outspoken, and "right" nearly all the time. Yes, his time had past - but, man, he shone brightly and blazed trails.
As I recall, after he came out of rehab, he was never the same person, and being a recovering alcoholic in DC has to be pretty tough..