From the AP:
Lloyd Bentsen, a courtly Texan who represented Texas in Congress for 28 years and served as President Clinton's first treasury secretary, died Tuesday morning, his family said. He was 85.
Bentsen, also the Democratic 1988 vice presidential nominee, died at his home in Houston, according to the family.His distinguished political career took him from the humble beginnings of a county office in the Rio Grande Valley in the 1940s to six years in the U.S. House, 22 in the U.S. Senate and two in the Clinton Cabinet, where he was instrumental in directing the administration's economic policy.
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Bentsen seemed like a decen... (Below threshold)1. Posted by larry lind | May 23, 2006 11:43 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Bentsen seemed like a decent guy. He had a great line in the debate with Qyuale about JFK. He was somewhat of a fiscal conservative.
I wish his family well.
1. Posted by larry lind | May 23, 2006 11:43 AM |
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Posted on May 23, 2006 11:43
2. Posted by epador | May 23, 2006 12:08 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Amen, from a different age of Democrats.
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