Actually, there is no evidence Dirksen ever said this quote. And BTW as a young man in Illinois I actually knew the Senator. I introduced my intended to him and he was so gracious and spent a little time with us talking about her home town of Mt Olive, Illinois. TMI?
Scherzo. Mr Mallett was humble enough to acknowledge not knowing that snakes are not ‘poisonous’ but ‘venomous’ some time back and sending a nice note which I have framed.
Wonderful strip this morning and even more Wonderful followup comments.