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4. Back when there were Lions of the Senate

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed May 26, 2021, 08:47 AM

May 2021

Showboaters like Cruz Rand and Hawley would have been buried from getting anything done until they behaved.

I voted for Warner. He convinced Marshall Coleman to run as a third party to stop Ollie North from becoming a Senator. Coleman’s marriage ended because of his run.

Warner was a good guy by all accounts.

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John W. Warner, senator from Virginia and force on military affairs, dies at 94 [View all] BumRushDaShow May 2021 OP

Sad. He was a decent man. nycbos May 2021 #1

Why no mention snowybirdie May 2021 #2

It's not in the excerpt (because LBN restricts number of paragraphs) but is in the linked article BumRushDaShow May 2021 #3

The AP literally led with that! SouthBayDem May 2021 #8

LOL BumRushDaShow May 2021 #10

Back when there were Lions of the Senate underpants May 2021 #4

Decent guy. May he rest in peace. oasis May 2021 #5

RIP Senator Warner COL Mustard May 2021 #6

Senator John Warner was one of the good Republicans FakeNoose May 2021 #7

He was a gentleman, who genuinely did reach across the aisle karynnj May 2021 #9

I traveled to more than a few military museums and he always seems Historic NY May 2021 #11

He Would Be Chase Out GB_RN May 2021 #12

Sorry The Mouth May 2021 #13

So our current President would be imprisoned? BradAllison May 2021 #15

So you are OK with hundreds of thousands killed The Mouth May 2021 #16

He was an old school gentleman. scipan May 2021 #14

A sailor who served on my ship before my time there said this about Warner Kaleva May 2021 #17