What Senator McCarthy would likely have made all of Congress --- himself included, perhaps --- if Maine's most famous woman hadn't been da sole congressperson to stand up to him and say he was mistaken.
True story: go to da Maine State House in Augusta and see a huge lovely framed portrait of da historic lady-senator --- da first woman to serve in both houses, in fact --- who single-handedly kept da entire Congress from going commietose.
by QuacksO March 16, 2025