and over the op soigs of many in his own party, and some in mine, he managed to build and create a federal holiday in the name of martin luther king jr. bob dole. bob dole did that. he never forgot where he came from and never forgot what he said to our colleagues about the effort for the king holiday. i ll quote. he said, no first-class democracy can treat people like second-class citizens. no first-class democracy can treat people like second-class citizens. bob didn t hate government. knew people needed it most were