Al D'Amato: 'You've Got To Be A Jackass To Be Voting Against Background Checks'

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Lol. Didn't he primary a moderate Republican back in the 80s? And now he sounds like the flaming liberal. The GOP's descent into madness has been so fast.

The guy he primaried, Jacob Javitts was one of those actually sort of liberal Republicans, who are obviously long gone. D'Amato was as far right-wing a Senator as you can possibly imagine being elected 3 times in New York State in the last 35 years. Only once did he win by more than a couple of points.

In some ways, his history is not all that different from that of Pat Toomey thirty years hence. Just with Specter being less liberal then Javits and not even attempting the primary in the GOP. Just like Toomey is now, D'Amato did a good job representing his state, while also still preserving his conservative principles.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Freedom Fighter.

Too bad Al D'Amato is a corrupt piece of sheiss.

I agree with him on this point, but lets remember his real legacy.

What kind of corruption? The usual NY thing, or worse?

The only legacy I am aware of regarding him is his reputation for being blunt and at times a real dick with his public commentary, which contributed partially to his defeat.