John Glenn could have run for king in 1962 after the first American orbital flight and been elected. It was sad that he allowed himself to be the errand boy for the Dems on all sorts of leftist issues - they put him out on stage with his clean cut American astronaut image and his Korean War fighter pilot background and he would back any odious left wing nut policy they asked him to. That and the corruption of the Keating Five, he was always saved by his former life achievements. He almost lost his last Senate election and I remember the news anchors were quite openly relieved that he just won it. His wife was probably quite a nice person, she suffered from a speech defect which made her very uncomfortable in public.
Agree!
He became just another corrupt Rat pol.
Heck of a way to end a life’s legacy!
John Glenn could have run for king in 1962 after the first American orbital flight and been elected.
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Then why did it take him multiple tries to win office?
John Glenn, along with another Dem, blocked Senate investigations into Bill Clinton/DNC China money in exchange for a ride in the SST.