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To: Kaslin
I'm a bit more pessimistic than the author about America's ability to reach deep and stand tall in the future.

That Frank Lautenberg, of all people, will be remembered as the last World War II veteran to serve in Congress is a complete joke. The guy left whatever patriotism and sense of American pride he may have had back in his Army uniform. He was basically a Marxist during his entire tenure in the U.S. Senate, and the best thing to be said about him was that he sure didn't have much influence in Washington. Even after three decades in the U.S. Senate, his biographical information in the wake of his passing focused on silly, inconsequential sh!t like sponsoring bills to raise the drinking age and ban smoking on flights.

It seems like most of the abject mediocrities from the "Greatest Generation" ended up in Congress.

7 posted on 06/10/2013 3:49:54 AM PDT by Alberta's Child ("I am the master of my fate ... I am the captain of my soul.")
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To: Alberta's Child

Lautenberg did trivial stuff, except when he was feathering his own nest. He pushed the law that eliminate the possibility of a individual to work as a contract employee, contracting directly with the paying company. Now, you have to go through some 3rd party contracting outfit, like Lautenberg’s ADP.


23 posted on 06/10/2013 2:34:19 PM PDT by slowhandluke (It's hard to be cynical enough in this age.)
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