Jim Jeffords, RIP

Jim Jeffords gave control of the Senate to the Democrats in 2001 when he left the Republican Party. If it didn’t permanently eliminate the Republican control that would allow the Bush Administration to do all sorts of horrible things with congressional approval, it forestalled it and for that we owe him thanks.

Also, it made me laugh at Republicans at a time when there was very little for me to laugh about given that Bush had just stolen the election.