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14. Small world, Jerry Solomon used to be my congressman - and was also a friend of my Dad's!

Of course, my Dad did a lot of civic work and had friends from both parties. He worked with Governor Rockefeller on promoting tourism when he was president of the local Chamber of Commerce. And Rockefeller is seen as having been one of the decent ones - a liberal Republican back when those still existed.

I still remember being mortified when Jay Leno showed a clip of Solomon, practically frothing at the mouth, arguing with Patrick Kennedy on gun control. He said his wife needed to be armed for protection when he was away in Washington. I remember his proper wife and I can't see her handling a gun - and I know where he lived and it's the most upscale part of town, not exactly the wild west, LOL.

But it's very true - even Jerry Solomon and his successor John Sweeney - were decent on some issues. These days, to be a Republican seems to require being a RW extremist.