I have other stories to tell as well, about how the Members of Congress would fight all day in their respective chambers, and then gather at the local "water holes" to commiserate, regardless of party affiliation. The friendships went across the aisle. Their families got together, they were trul…
I have other stories to tell as well, about how the Members of Congress would fight all day in their respective chambers, and then gather at the local "water holes" to commiserate, regardless of party affiliation. The friendships went across the aisle. Their families got together, they were truly friends, regardless of political party. I went to Washington DC in the summer of '66, with 4-H, for a Citizenship Short Course. I shook hands with Senator William Proxmire from Wisconsin. By most accounts, that feeling of comradery dissipated by around 1975 -- and eventually morphed into what we see today, with Members heckling the President during the State of the Union address. Some of us believe that the "conservative movement" is responsible for most of the loss of the sense of all of us being on the same side.
Thank You, Kathy for amplifying that point.
I have other stories to tell as well, about how the Members of Congress would fight all day in their respective chambers, and then gather at the local "water holes" to commiserate, regardless of party affiliation. The friendships went across the aisle. Their families got together, they were truly friends, regardless of political party. I went to Washington DC in the summer of '66, with 4-H, for a Citizenship Short Course. I shook hands with Senator William Proxmire from Wisconsin. By most accounts, that feeling of comradery dissipated by around 1975 -- and eventually morphed into what we see today, with Members heckling the President during the State of the Union address. Some of us believe that the "conservative movement" is responsible for most of the loss of the sense of all of us being on the same side.