Mondale, Kennedy Honor a Colleague (memorial service for William Proxmire)

[DeepModem Mom]

WP: Mondale, Kennedy Honor a Colleague
Proxmire Gave the 'Golden Fleece' Awards
By Frederic J. Frommer
Associated Press
Sunday, April 2, 2006; Page A07

Former vice president Walter F. Mondale and Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) saluted the late Wisconsin senator William Proxmire yesterday as a tenacious worker and moral crusader.

Proxmire, a Democrat best known for fighting government waste with his mocking "Golden Fleece" awards, died in December at 90. He had Alzheimer's disease.

At a memorial service at the Washington National Cathedral attended by 350 people, Mondale called Proxmire a tireless "checks-and-balances machine."

Mondale is a Minnesota Democrat who served in the Senate with Proxmire. He paid tribute to Proxmire's work ethic.

Mondale recalled complaining once about having to take a red-eye flight. Proxmire responded that he loved the flights, which he would board every weekend as he returned home....

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/01/AR2006040101114.html?sub=AR

[Ian David]

1. How much tax money have we wasted on that shitbag's memorial service? n/t

[DeepModem Mom]

2. Have I missed something about Proxmire? nt

[salin]

3. Wondered the same thing...

[Ian David]

5. Proxmire was an anti-intellectual Luddite n/t

[newspeak]

7. so could you give some instances

why you consider him a scumbag--and, I'm sort of a luddite.

[Raine]

8. Hmmmmm

:eyes: How so??? :shrug:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

9. He died awhile ago.

And I think this is at least the scond or third memorial given for him.

[Greeby]

4. Heard about his passing a while ago

So long, Senator :patriot:

[UrbScotty]

6. Why so long after his death? (nt)