Who is going to follow Ted Kennedy? The bigger than life Senator? The likes of Tip O'Neil, Mike Mansfield.  Sam Huston ... whether you like them or not, they were bigger than life. People could name them and not name their own congressperson. It isn't longevity, because Green, Byrd, Thurmond, Johnson, Pepper, Foley, Wilson and Hatch were/are forces to be reckon with, but not to the point of these men above/Simple Mind.

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Question (from Simple Mind): Where will our next bigger than life congress person come from? (It could be a woman ... but I kind of doubt it.)

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