Skelton bids farewell to the House: “Some work of noble note, may yet be done”

[proud2BlibKansan]

Rep. Ike Skelton left little doubt today that he was among a vanishing breed of old-school lawmakers.

In his farewell address to the House chamber, where he has served for nearly four decades, he quoted Tennyson and even Cicero, who practiced the arts of policy and politics more than 2,000 years ago.

“Gratitude is the greatest of all virtues,” Skelton said, quoting the Roman lawmaker and philosopher, “and I am grateful to so many people.”

Skelton was swept away in the Republican tide that swamped the midterm elections. He was among several powerful Democratic warhorses whose careers came to an unanticipated end. Skelton has toiled under six presidents. He’s witnessed a cavalcade of modern history, from the rise of women rights to the humiliation and near downfall of a president.



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[joeybee12]

1. Good...homophobic old goat...good riddance...nt

[proud2BlibKansan]

2. Yes the teabagger who beat him is going to be a much better congress rep

:sarcasm:

[Recursion]

5. When someone more liberal can get elected in that part of MO, let me know

Until then he or someone like him is what we can get.

[MadHound]

3. While I don't like who replaced him, I'm not sad to see him go

For far too long he has done damage to this state, acting under the guise of a Democrat while acting like a Republican. The bastard has blood of innocents on his hands, though he will never face judgment in this world for the evil he has done.

[proud2BlibKansan]

4. Hartzler will be worse

Sad to say.