I started growing my beard last year, when the style was just taking off. Now I see it everywhere, which I like. So I’m good with Sen. Coburn growing a beard, just so long as he remains reliable.
I’ve had a full beard for almost 20 years. I never trimmed it during the first year just to see what it would look like really long. By the time it hit the middle of my chest I trimmed it but it is still considered a full beard. What I don’t understand is men who grow beards and trim them to look like just a two week growth. Like a permanent 6 O’clock shadow.
I grew my beard in 1976 (a lot like this acartoon), a year before I met my wife. I still have it.