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In reply to the discussion: Why is Social Security Under Attack from Obama, when it ADDS NOTHING to the deficit??? [View all]bvar22
(39,909 posts)...while Paul was our Senator.
He was SUCH an inspiration.
That photo was taken at the LABOR DAY Picnic on Harriet Island in the Mississippi River
at St Paul on Monday, Sept 2, 2002.
On October 11th, he voted "NO" on the Authorization to Use Force in Iraq
despite warnings from the consultants, advisers, and fellow Democrats that a NO vote would ruin his career.
He said, "Sometimes, you just have to do the right thing."
He surged ahead in the polls the next week.
Paul died in a plane crash on Oct 25th.
The NTSB found no evidence of sabotage.
Paul Wellstone was truly a Man of the People ,
and it was not uncommon to be sitting on the wet grass at a LABOR Day Picnic,
glance to the side,
and find Paul & his wife (Shiela) sitting on the grass next to you,
in cut-off jeans, running shoes without socks,
just like a regular Working Class person.
I wish we had 100 more like him.
Like most of the truly great, transformational leaders in our country,
he was taken from us way too soon.