[South Texas Lady]

This is the 2nd time I have posted on Free Republic, although I read it to get a more accurate view of the news.

However, I would like to tell you folks that Sen. Bentson was a gentlemen. He was from South Texas and never forgot where he came from.

While lobbying for support for our Telephone Co-operative, we went to Sen. Bentson's office. We introduced ourselves and he informed us that we (my husband and I) were from his home town. When ever we returned to D.C. Sen Bentson went out of his way to greet us and ask us how things were in South Texas.

He stood tall and proud and was a better representative for us then his Republican counter-part. Now is not the time to deride him. In my book he was a good man. I'm proud to have known him.

[wmileo]

I know a person who lived in Texas and was involved in Democratic Party politics as a volunteer for one of Benston's reelection campaigns. She said he was a sleaze bag. She was so disgusted as a result of that experience, she never got involved with the political process (aside from voting in every election)again. That's why the gentleman you referred to was a tramp who used to charge lobbyists $10,000 to have breakfast with him.