I call that a Closet conservative...
“I call that a Closet conservative”
What he was is a type of Democrat that has been eclipsed in his Party by the Left. He was a patriot, religious, with blue collar roots. In sensibility he was very much like his former boss Senator Pat Moynihan, or Sam Stratton who once represented upstate New York in the House. It would be very good for all of us if this sort of Democrat could take back their Party.