Last week former NFL football player, former Congressman, and former Vice Presidential Candidate Jack Kemp died at the age of 73 after a bout with cancer. Kemp played Quarterback for the Buffalo Bills before Running for Congress in 1979, serving in Congress for ten years. As a congressman he championed conservative causes like low taxes, supply side economics, pro-life, and was an all around decent fellow.
He also ran for President in 1988 losing the nomination to Vice President George Bush. He was then appointed as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under President George H.W.Bush and served distinguishably. He left public office in 1993 when President Clinton took office, however he continued to be a champion for conservative causes. In 1996 the Republican party nominee for President Senator Bob Dole of Kansas broke with conventional wisdom and choose Kemp as his running mate. The Dole /Kemp ticket lost to the Clinton/Gore ticket but during the election Kemp proved himself to be a smart and able campaigner and public servant.
Now that he is gone, I hope that this man will be remembered as a good American and a good champion of conservative causes and I pray for his family in this their time of loss. Also the Dole /Kemp ticket was the first one I voted for so it has a special place in my heart.
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I was sorry to hear about this. Jack Kemp was, from everything I hear, an all-around good guy. From a political standpoint, he was a man who could champion his views intelligently and civilly without having to demonize the opposition the first time they made a decent point. He will be missed.
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