Jesse Helms 1921 - 2008
Oh, I know there are many that will be celebrating this man’s death. Let them celebrate if they like. I won’t be.
Jesse Helms earned the name “Senator No”, after he blocked so many bills and nominations. He was a staunch defender of family values and refused to comprimise on his believes. Not a bad thing if you ask me.
I love this quote of his from 1959: “”Compromise, hell! … If freedom is right and tyranny is wrong, why should those who believe in freedom treat it as if it were a roll of bologna to be bartered a slice at a time?”
I think it’s fitting that someone who so ferverently believed in freedom should die on the 4th of July.
Here’s to ya Jesse.