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It 'twas good reading the Courier-Journal article about "Bayh will take step toward running for president", by David Espe with the AP today December 2, 2006.

"Elected Indiana's (our) governor in 1988, he was the first Democrat in 20 years to hold that office and -- at 33 -- the younges state chief executive in the United States." Powerful statement and achievement.

Living in Indiana, it was with pride when you read about his political career and accomplishments. One of the sentences "Bayh was often referred to as a "Republicrat" who courted the middle." Hmmmmm. Sounds bi-partisan to me. "His approval rating was 79% in a state (our great state Indiana) that hasn't voted for a Democrat presidential nominee since Lyndon Johnson's 1964 landslide." Powerful sentence; a true sign of what I feel is needed in this great country of ours right now. Working together --what an idea.

Bayh "drew national notice, too, as his tenure as governor neared an end. He was tapped to give the keynote address at the 1996 Democratic National Convention and was elected to the Senate two years later."

This article goes on to state some of the positions he has taken while Senator of the great state of Indiana. Among the ones listed are: Bayh voted against confirmation of Supreme Court Justices John Roberts and Samuel Alito; opposed legislation to open a portion of an Artic wildlife refuge to oil drilling (near and dear to my families' heart); and supported and comprehensive immigration bill that included a path to citizenship for millions of men and women in the country illegally. Thank you, Senator. We appreciate those efforts.

The article goes on to talk about Bayh being the son of Birch Bayh, who won three terms in the Senate from Indiana before losing his seat in the Republican landslide of 1980.