joe manchin to come over and see him. i m not sure if that ever worked out. certainly bob dole was respectful and understood power in the senate. susan, lastly, you and the former senator, both from kansas. give us a sense as to the values from that state that he brought with him in a life of public service. well, fiscal conservatives, conservative politically, was a there was a certain suspicion of big talkers from the east and west coast. red rhetorical excellence is not something that s really a characteristic from kansas. we tend to be a little suspicious of people who are too glib. one thing that marked bob dole s service is there are times when people needed a hand-up. life could be unfair as life had been unfair to him during his service in world war ii, and there was a legitimate role in government for trying to help people when they found