Paul Wellstone

I’m rewatching the brilliant documentary Wellstone! tonight.

God, I miss Paul.  We’re still not sure who will take his seat.  Norm Coleman’s been warming it for the last six years.  Now maybe Al Frankin will take his place.  To me they are much the same.  They are not Paul.  Paul stoof for something.  He didn’t care what people thought.  He fought for the little guy, and wasn’t afraid to cross party line.

In the primary I supported Hillary Clinton, some of the reason was due to her brilliant speech she gave on the senate floor after Paul died.  She got it.

Now six years on and rewatching this documentary again, I miss him.  There is some of him in our new President.  He’s not as firey as Paul, but hopefully he has some of the same ideals.

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