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Edwards episode proves we need more single politicians like Sam Rayburn
One of the top legislators this nation has seen was the late Speaker of the U.S. House Sam Rayburn of Texas, a man who served in that position for 17 years during World War II and after. He was a bachelor who could be found smoking, drinking moderately and reading Westerns when he wasn’t shepherding through legislation or advising presidents. But he was always on the clock.




