[AuH2ORepublican]

"If this dude is a conservative then so was Al Capone."

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I would be willing to wager that Capone was more conservative on social issues than Schlesinger is.

[sittnick]

If this dude is a conservative then so was Al Capone.

Actually, it might have been interesting to have Al Capone heading the Senate Judiciary Committee or better yet, let him run the State Department.

[DIRTYSECRET]

A PERFECT EXAMPLE AS TO WHY THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IS THE STUPID PARTY. IF THE DEMS WERE IN THE SAME SITUATION THEY WOULD SEE IT AS A POTENTIAL PICKUP. But then who would want to run against Lieberman b4 allthis came about? They are still cowards in addition to being stupid.

[fieldmarshaldj]

I'd rather have Capone in charge of INS or foreign policy, he'd probably take care of business. ;-)

BTW, I have one small peripheral connection to Capone through my grandmother. When her friends got married, they decided to honeymoon in Chicago (this was about the time Big Bill Thompson was running the city, or rather, allowing the city to be run by Big Al). They found a very reasonable hotel to stay at and were there a few days before Capone and his entourage came strolling in the front door, and they soon realized it was Capone's hotel, and decided to cut their honeymoon short. Little did they know it was probably the safest place to stay in the Windy City. ;-D

[Clintonfatigued]

Given that Al Capone died of complications from syphillis, that's not terribly likey.