Comments on: Senator William Proxmire Dies, Age 90

By: Loaded Mouth

Loaded Mouth — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 04:41:29 +0000

Moment of silence, please...

For Wisconsin Senator William Proxmire, who passed away at the age of 90. Proxmire was a staunch supporter of getting the Senate to ratify an international treaty outlawing genocide, which

By: cirby

cirby — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 00:51:07 +0000

They should bury him in an experimental, multimillion-dollar coffin.

By: John Burgess

John Burgess — Thu, 15 Dec 2005 19:04:30 +0000

Proxmire's "Golden Fleece" awards frequently annoyed me. Often he would point out a research project that actually was worthwhile, but was merely badly packaged for the public. Dumb-sounding project names were stuck on solid research packages.

I'm not claiming that there's no waste, or that it needs to be gotten under control.

My complaint is that Proximire often went for the cheap hit.

By: Rodney Dill

Rodney Dill — Thu, 15 Dec 2005 18:33:55 +0000

Years ago, when I was still in school, my Dad and I went to the end of our driveway (which was off Hwy 27) to shake Proxmire's hand. He was doing some kind of jog/run through-out parts of Wisconsin. I didn't even realize that he was still alive.