I meant to comment on the death of Congressman Henry Hyde before now but never got around to it. National Review says:
During the height of the impeachment controversy, Rep. Maxine Waters, a left-wing Democrat, tried to scold Hyde: “History will not be kind to you.” She was wrong. History will remember Henry Hyde for precisely what he was: One of the great congressmen of his generation — or any generation.
Well it’s all about your perspective isn’t it? From a British point of view Henry Hyde was one of the very worst Congressmen of his generation (not as ghastly, admittedly, as the loathsome Peter King but arguably more influential). His retirement from Congress was celebrated by British diplomats in Washington and civil servants at the Ministry of Defence.
The reason? Well, the most recent reason was Hyde’s adamant, knuckle-headed
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