Dick Lugar Doesn’t Go Quietly, Handing Democrats Plenty Of Ammo

[Laxman]

24. Another Mile Marker On The Road To The Bottom

I posted this in response to a different thread about the Indiana Primary. I got the chance to meet Senator Lugar about 12 years ago. We had some time to discuss some issues over lunch at the restaurant inside the Indianapolis Speedway and we agreed on some and disagreed on others. From the hour or so we spent together I came away with the impression that he was a thoughtful person and a decent man. Even though I may not have agreed with his politics, I can live with people like that in the Senate. This guy who beat him just seems like a creep. Just another nasty mean ideologue. We should all be very happy because this should put Indiana in play for the Democrats and changes the dynamic of the potential breakdown of the Senate. However, the more guys like this are successful, the more polarized things will get. To a certain extent meeting people from Indiana was like meeting people from a foreign country. I'm a liberal from the northeast. The Lugars were decent people, just different from the folks back home. I don't mind people who disagree with me as long as they're respectful of my point of view. We've gone down the rabbit hole and these Tea Party people have more in common with the Mad Hatter's Tea Party than the Boston version.