[Political Junkie Too]

Let me toss in a Founder of the Week: Caesar Rodney.

He traveled 80 miles on horseback while ill, arriving just in time to cast his decisive vote for independence on July 2, 1776.

With today's filibuster of Miguel Estrada, and excuses of snow and the impracticality of security and having to go to the bathroom being floated as reasons for not going 24/7, a little reminder of what our patriot founders did for something they believed in is in order.

-PJ

[unixfox]

And to think that most of our founding fathers risked everything they owned in order to obtain freedom. Most of them wound up penniless, had their homes burned and land taken by an oppressive government.

I doubt ANYBODY in our upper bodies of government would risk ANYTHING for the betterment of their country today. Most are in it for the money and the power, not to uphold our Constitution.

[stoney]

Caesar Rodney is a good choice. We try to make our selection of people with thast birth month, so I will make sure Rodney is on the list for April of 2004. (April 2003 is already being compiled.)