[Do not dub me shapka broham]

These sorts of shenanigans would have never occurred under the watch of Senate Majority Leader Dole.

Or, for that matter, the man who was his handpicked successor, the great Alan Simpson.

[Nucluside]

"...would have never occurred under the watch of...Robert Dole."

Yes, they would. Dole, if you don't remember, was so used to being in the minority that he would have compromised anything. He's a good man, but a real middle of the roader (left-leaning Republican). He wouldn't have been as bad as Trent "it's all about ME" Lot, though.