The more i learn about them, the more interesting they get. It seems to be a bottomless pool of interesting facts and passions and contradictions. They are both fascinating characters. What makes them so interesting . Part of the interest for me is that there are parts that are famous and very well known. They have heard of the infamous caning. Thing they the only know about. His career came after that. He came back in 1859 and the het important part was when becomes a dedicated advocate for civil rights laws. He was contradictory and ordinary. He was arrogant and most of his colleagues hated him. He has left a Lasting Legacy that i think is quite profound. He was from a different perspective. In 1969. He was probably the most effective minority leader weve ever had. This is the time of heavy party dominance. He managed to shave every bill that came through. He was entertaining and clownish. The voters loved him. Behind the clown was this very serious legislator. He just had endless la