[bestintxas]

“It is too bad we have to do this, but the feckless leadership leaves us with no other choice. I’ve contributed to Matt Bevin. Time is past due to ditch Mitch.”

The founders never envisioned a career being made over representation in DC. With rare exceptions, those who venture there eventually get polluted and forget the states/people they represent and just represent their own interests.

So yes, it is too bad we have to do this but yes, the founders’ wisdom is that an election is how to eradicate the entrenchment.

I fervently wish those who wind up replacing these vow to never pass a law that exempts those passing it. They do that to often.

[Vigilanteman]

With rare exceptions, those who venture there eventually get polluted and forget the states/people they represent and just represent their own interests.

The only five exceptions I can think of in my lifetime:

1. President Reagan
   
2. Rep. H.R. Gross of Iowa
   
3. Sen. Jesse Helms of North Carolina
   
4. Sen. Jim Bunning of Kentucky
   
5. Sen. Carl Curtis of Nebraska

Perhaps there are others, but you are so right that it is a damn short list.

There is also a handful of those in the present congress who could potentially make that list, but we'll have to see if they can stand the test of time. Even Sen. Barry Goldwater got mildly compromised in the end, albeit mildly.