August 13, 2007
Candid Corker now enjoying life in Senate
The weekly state political newsletter the Tennessee Journal (subscription required) includes details about first-term Senator Bob Corker’s experience in Washington that features some surprisingly candid admissions from the politician:
[Corker] concedes he was not very happy his first month in D.C. The Republicans had lost control of the Senate to the Democrats in the ’06 election, in which Corker was the only newly elected Republican, making him dead last in seniority. He found himself attending meetings all day yet barely scratching the surface of the issues. And he asked himself why he had spent two years seeking such a job.
The article focuses on Corker’s recent accomplishments in the Senate, and it emphasizes that he’s come to enjoy serving as a legislator. Nonetheless, I found his willingness to admit his initial feelings upon arriving in Washington quite refreshing.
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