But Paul's triumph -- he trounced Grayson 59-35 percent -- represents far more than a smack upside the head of Senate Majority Mitch McConnell, Kentucky's senior senator: It represents the first real toe-hold that the old lions of the New Right have really gotten inside the Republican Party proper. |
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Margaret Bassett passed away August 21, 2011. She was a treasured member of the Opednews.com editorial team for four years.
Margaret Bassett--OEN editor--is an 89-year old, currently living in senior housing, with a lifelong interest in political philosophy. Bachelors from State University of Iowa (1944) and Masters from Roosevelt University (1975) help to unravel important requirements for modern communication. Early introduction to computer science (1966) trumps them. It's payback time. She's been "entitled" so long she hopes to find some good coming off the keyboard into the lives of those who come after her.