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I thought of Paul Wellstone today. I miss him. (Original Post) Autumn Thursday OP
I miss him too. mdbl Thursday #1
So do I. Leaders like him come along once or twice in a generation. n/t TygrBright Thursday #2
The one Senator who stood on the Senate floor... MasonDreams Thursday #3
"We all do better when we all do better" William Seger Thursday #4
I remember that, him. A terrible, Terrible Loss! electric_blue68 Thursday #5
"We all do better when we all do better" mountain grammy Thursday #6
Transactional sociopaths don't believe in "win-win" William Seger Friday #7
So true.. mountain grammy Friday #8

mdbl

(6,961 posts)
1. I miss him too.
Thu Jul 17, 2025, 07:19 PM
Thursday

He was a man and a good Senator. He truly defended decency and democracy. Something we almost never see today.

MasonDreams

(772 posts)
3. The one Senator who stood on the Senate floor...
Thu Jul 17, 2025, 07:56 PM
Thursday

And made the Most Important Point. That being... Invading Iraq would actually be detrimental to National Security.
We all need to start listening to Brilliant Educated Humane Loving People... Especially political science professors.

mountain grammy

(28,019 posts)
8. So true..
Fri Jul 18, 2025, 05:51 PM
Friday

I saw your post before I posted. Just thought it never gets said enough..

I said it to a conservative once who said "I can get behind that" I said, really? Just think about what it means. I think she had a hard time with that.

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