January 22, 201511 yr My dad was with the KSP when Mr Ford was Governor. He had to escort him a few times when the Governor came to NKY.
January 22, 201511 yr Sad to hear, he had a great life though. I had some conversations with him you could feel that he was one of the good guys in politics, who cared about everyone.
January 22, 201511 yr Probably didn't agree with some of this views (too young to remember his views) but I bet I would have rather had him representing me than 90% of those in the Senate now.
January 23, 201511 yr Maybe the best Senator ever in Ky IMO Probably would have to give Henry Clay the nod there, but Ford is in the top four along with Alben Barkley and John Sherman Cooper.
January 23, 201511 yr Probably would have to give Henry Clay the nod there, but Ford is in the top four along with Alben Barkley and John Sherman Cooper. We are on opposite sides of the spectrum I guess but Bunning will always be high on my list. He is the reason Democrats don't dominate Kentucky anymore so his influence can't be neglected.
January 23, 201511 yr Probably would have to give Henry Clay the nod there, but Ford is in the top four along with Alben Barkley and John Sherman Cooper. Would you include Happy Chandler in this group? I don't know much about him, just know he was extremely influential I believe he came in second to Truman to be the Democratic Vice Presidential Nominee. Had he beat Truman, he would have become president at FDR's death.
January 23, 201511 yr Didn't Senator Ford rise to rank of being Minority/Majority Whip? Yes. He was majority whip in the early 90s and minority whip in the second half of the decade after the Republican Revolution swept them to a majority in the '94 elections.
January 23, 201511 yr We are on opposite sides of the spectrum I guess but Bunning will always be high on my list. He is the reason Democrats don't dominate Kentucky anymore so his influence can't be neglected. I don't think I've ever despised a politician more than I did Jim Bunning during the 2004 elections. My politics were certainly in a different place back when I was in college. That feeling of hatred was matched only by my disappointment in Daniel Mongiardo as a candidate, a trend among Democratic nominees for statewide posts to the present day.
January 23, 201511 yr Would you include Happy Chandler in this group? I don't know much about him, just know he was extremely influential I believe he came in second to Truman to be the Democratic Vice Presidential Nominee. Had he beat Truman, he would have become president at FDR's death. With Chandler voting against anti-poll tax and anti-lynching legislation, it makes it tough for me to put him on that list. He was far more effective as a governor.
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