Despite a lot of Dole-bashing, he was the Conservative Senator from Kansas (a lifetime rating of 91% from the ACU). Consider his seatmate was the RINO Nancy Kassebaum (48% Conservative lifetime rating). Her predecessor, who also served with Dole, Jim Pearson, was even more execrable. A left-winger Republican who was closer to Ted Kennedy (he got a 16% Conservative rating in his last full year in office, 1978). So it definitely has been worse before in KS.
Besides, it’s not fair to compare any GOP politician to Trump. There’s only one of him. Dole was still a pretty tough guy early on in his time. It was unfortunate he ran too much a gentlemanly race in 1996 against the human debris Clintoons. The last genuine war hero to run for that office, too, and be nominated (sorry, Lurch).
I wouldn’t be afraid to compare Reagan to Trump.
They aren’t politicians, but Thomas and Alito are ok in my books.
Yes, he was a war hero. Too bad he played the sacrificial lamb. And he is better than Willard or McCain. And probably all the Bushes.
And Ted Kennedy too.