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...lifelong Democrat who walked precincts for Dukakis in 1988, worked as a staffer for the Clinton campaign in 1992, and has served for two years on the executive board of the College Democrats, I would not strike most people as one who would take Bob Michel for a hero. But a hero...
...Michel was truly one of the best. In a chamber where guile and deception were often the tools of the trade, Michel was a straight shooter who believed in principle and honor. His word was as good as gold; his handshake was always a firm guarantee. Michel was so genuine--so natural--that even dishonest men could not look...
...Michel served in the minority for every one of his 38 years in the House. He never became Speaker; he never chaired a committee; he never chaired a subcommittee. No representative has ever served in the minority longer. It is also doubtful that anyone has ever served in the minority better...
...question of how any issue will play in middle America--"How will it play in Peoria?"--always had particular relevance for Michel, because he was born in Peoria and represented the town in Congress. Michel's life was the very picture of small-town America: He had a paper route, joined the service when war erupted in the 1940s, landed at Normandy on D-Day, and spent the rest of his life in public service to his community and his country...
...spent defending the principles valued in places like Peoria: lower taxes, a tolerant but sensible social policy, and a foreign policy predicated on the exceptionalism of America. If you wanted to know how middle America would feel about something, the best thing to do would be to ask Bob Michel...