As the 113th Congress nears its end, setting a record as the worst, most unproductive Congress in modern history, it is time to reflect on the loss of three outstanding US Senators who are retiring, after decades of exceptional service.
Those three Senators are:
Tom Harkin of Iowa
Carl Levin of Michigan
Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia
Harkin and Rockefeller served 30 years in the Senate, while Levin served 36 years.
All were principled men who stood up for the middle class and promoted progressive values and principles in their years in the Senate.
All three were men of conscience who worked against right wing attacks on the Democratic Party and its constituents, and added dignity to the Senate.
All three will be greatly missed, but will go down in the annals of Senate history, as having been among the greats in its history.