[montag813]

Wrong again. Al D'Amato was a very, very shrewd politician in his day, an excellent tactician, and now he's one of the wealthiest lobbyists in the New York area. He may be a lot of things, but "doofus" is not one of them.

Yeah, but he was also always a doofus. The Claudia Cohen "I'm in love" press conference, the Judge Ito impersonations, the "Old MacDonald" signing on the Senate floor.

[Deo et Patria]

doofus: (n.) a stupid incompetent person [syn: dimwit, nitwit, half-wit]
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Still stand by that characterization?

[Senator Goldwater]

"the Judge Ito impersonations"

Were priceless.

Senator Al deserves credit for introducing the Whitewater hearings that spawned the independent counsel, which netted 17 convictions, including a sitting governor and a presidential impeachment.