"_PUQ As_CJS a_AT0 young_AJ0 man_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 small_AJ0 town_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Bob_NP0 Dole_NP0 said_VVD when_CJS he_PNP announced_VVD his_DPS candidacy_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 White_AJ0 House_NN1 in_PRP 1995_CRD ,_PUN "_PUQ my_DPS parents_NN2 taught_VVD me_PNP to_TO0 put_VVI my_DPS trust_NN1 in_PRP God_NP0 ,_PUN not_XX0 government_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC never_AV0 confuse_VVB the_AT0 two_CRD ._SENT "_PUQ It_PNP was_VBD a_AT0 logical_AJ0 thing_NN1 to_TO0 say_VVI ,_PUN when_CJS he_PNP was_VBD running_VVG against_PRP a_AT0 government-loving_AJ0 liberal_NN1 like_PRP Bill_NP0 Clinton_NP0 ;_PUN but_CJC it_PNP also_AV0 rang_VVD untrue_AJ0 from_PRP a_AT0 man_NN1 who_PNQ devoted_VVD his_DPS life_NN1 to_PRP making_VVG government_NN1 work_NN1 ._SENT 
When_CJS Dole_NP0 died_VVD on_PRP Sunday_NP0 at_PRP the_AT0 age_NN1 of_PRF 98_CRD ,_PUN America_NP0 lost_VVD not_XX0 just_AV0 another_DT0 war_NN1 hero_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 greatest_AJS generation_NN1 or_CJC a_AT0 champion_NN1 of_PRF whole-grain_AJ0 American_AJ0 values_NN2 or_CJC a_AT0 persistent_AJ0 but_CJC unsuccessful_AJ0 presidential_AJ0 contender_NN1 ;_PUN it_PNP lost_VVD a_AT0 legislator_NN1 whose_DTQ faith_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 possibility_NN1 of_PRF collaboration_NN1 and_CJC compromise_NN1 seems_VVZ all_DT0 too_AV0 rare_AJ0 now_AV0 in_PRP the_AT0 Senate_NN1 chamber_NN1 that_CJT was_VBD his_DPS high_AJ0 church_NN1 ._SENT 
Not_XX0 that_CJT he_PNP found_VVD compromise_NN1 easy_AJ0 ._SENT Nothing_PNI in_PRP Dole_NP0 's_POS life_NN1 was_VBD easy_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC that_DT0 's_VBZ the_AT0 way_NN1 he_PNP wanted_VVD it_PNP ._SENT He_PNP used_VVD to_TO0 say_VVI that_CJT he_PNP trusted_VVD in_PRP "_PUQ the_AT0 hard_AJ0 way_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ a_AT0 faith_NN1 formed_VVD out_AVP of_PRF the_AT0 compacted_AJ0 sand_NN1 of_PRF western_AJ0 Kansas_NP0 ,_PUN where_CJS anything_PNI that_CJT comes_VVZ easy_AJ0 probably_AV0 is_VBZ n't_XX0 worth_PRP having_VHG ._SENT Hard_AJ0 choices_NN2 meant_VVD second_ORD chances_NN2 ;_PUN so_CJS he_PNP swallowed_VVD his_DPS pride_NN1 as_PRP he_PNP and_CJC his_DPS family_NN1 moved_VVD into_PRP the_AT0 basement_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS boyhood_NN1 home_AV0 during_PRP the_AT0 Depression_NN1 so_AV0 that_CJT they_PNP could_VM0 rent_VVI out_AVP the_AT0 house_NN1 above_AV0 ._SENT 
He_PNP came_VVD home_AV0 from_PRP World_NN1 War_NN1 II_CRD not_XX0 alive_AJ0 or_CJC dead_AJ0 but_CJC in-between_PRP ,_PUN boxed_VVN and_CJC crated_VVN in_PRP a_AT0 plaster_NN1 cast_NN1 ,_PUN shot_VVD up_AVP in_PRP so_AV0 many_DT0 places_NN2 that_CJT he_PNP was_VBD reduced_VVN at_PRP age_NN1 21_CRD to_PRP a_AT0 second_ORD infancy_NN1 ,_PUN learning_VVG all_DT0 over_AVP again_AV0 how_AVQ to_TO0 walk_VVI ,_PUN eat_VVB ,_PUN dress_VVB himself_PNX with_PRP clip-on_AJ0 ties_NN2 and_CJC laceless_AJ0 shoes_NN2 because_CJS his_DPS right_AJ0 arm_NN1 was_VBD now_AV0 two_CRD and_CJC a_AT0 half_DT0 inches_NN2 shorter_AJC than_CJS his_DPS left_NN1 ._SENT Faith_NN1 in_PRP government_NN1 ?_SENT He_PNP carried_VVD around_AVP an_AT0 image_NN1 of_PRF America_NP0 in_PRP which_DTQ government_NN1 did_VDD not_XX0 need_VVI to_TO0 do_VDI what_DTQ neighbors_NN2 should_VM0 do_VDI for_PRP one_PNI another_DT0 ._SENT But_CJC government_NN1 was_VBD not_XX0 the_AT0 enemy_NN1 either_AV0 ,_PUN not_XX0 for_PRP a_AT0 man_NN1 from_PRP a_AT0 town_NN1 where_AVQ government_NN1 meant_VVD jobs_NN2 ,_PUN farm_NN1 price-support_NN1 programs_NN2 and_CJC rural_AJ0 electrification_NN1 ._SENT 
He_PNP fought_VVD for_PRP America_NP0 ,_PUN nearly_AV0 died_VVD doing_VDG it_PNP ,_PUN and_CJC America_NP0 rebuilt_VVD him_PNP with_PRP years_NN2 of_PRF treatment_NN1 and_CJC multiple_AJ0 surgeries_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC rehabilitated_VVD him_PNP as_CJS well_AV0 :_PUN It_PNP was_VBD his_DPS doctor_NN1 who_PNQ told_VVD him_PNP to_TO0 use_VVI his_DPS brain_NN1 instead_AV0 of_PRF his_DPS broken_AJ0 body_NN1 ._SENT Do_VDB n't_XX0 think_VVI anymore_AV0 about_PRP what_DTQ you_PNP 've_VHB lost_VVN ,_PUN the_AT0 doctor_NN1 said_VVD ._SENT You_PNP have_VHB to_TO0 think_VVI about_PRP what_DTQ you_PNP have_VHB and_CJC what_DTQ you_PNP can_VM0 do_VDI with_PRP it_PNP ._SENT 
The_AT0 injury_NN1 acted_VVN as_PRP a_AT0 magnifier_NN1 ._SENT Dole_NP0 became_VVD himself_PNX ,_PUN only_AV0 more_AV0 so_AV0 ._SENT He_PNP fought_VVD his_DPS way_NN1 from_PRP county_NN1 attorney_NN1 to_PRP Kansas_NP0 congressman_NN1 to_PRP Senate_NN1 leader_NN1 ,_PUN driving_VVG for_PRP miles_NN2 ,_PUN stopping_VVG in_PRP front_NN1 of_PRF every_AT0 swaying_AJ0 porch_NN1 lamp_NN1 to_TO0 beg_VVI ,_PUN "_PUQ Vote_NN1 for_PRP Dole_NP0 ._SENT Dole_NP0 ,_PUN like_PRP the_AT0 pineapple_NN1 juice_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ His_DPS politics_NN1 ,_PUN like_PRP his_DPS personality_NN1 ,_PUN was_VBD deeply_AV0 ,_PUN devoutly_AV0 practical_AJ0 ._SENT His_DPS ideology_NN1 ,_PUN to_PRP the_AT0 extent_NN1 he_PNP had_VHD any_DT0 ,_PUN was_VBD about_PRP patriotism_NN1 and_CJC perseverance_NN1 and_CJC Making_VVG Things_NN2 Work_VVB ._SENT He_PNP supported_VVD both_DT0 civil_AJ0 rights_NN2 legislation_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 Vietnam_NP0 War_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD a_AT0 fiscal_AJ0 conservative_NN1 who_PNQ also_AV0 fought_VVD against_PRP world_NN1 hunger_NN1 and_CJC whose_DTQ first_ORD floor_NN1 speech_NN1 as_PRP a_AT0 freshman_NN1 Senator_NN1 in_PRP 1969_CRD was_VBD a_AT0 plea_NN1 for_PRP funds_NN2 for_PRP housing_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 disabled_AJ0 ._SENT On_PRP the_AT0 campaign_NN1 trail_NN1 ,_PUN his_DPS sign_NN1 off_AVP was_VBD his_DPS classic_AJ0 mix_NN1 of_PRF gritty_AJ0 optimism_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 mantra_NN1 against_PRP despair_NN1 :_PUN "_PUQ Do_VDB n't_XX0 give_VVI up_AVP ._SENT Do_VDB n't_XX0 give_VVI up_AVP ._SENT "_PUQ 
He_PNP was_VBD a_AT0 man_NN1 who_PNQ would_VM0 offer_VVI help_NN1 to_PRP anyone_PNI but_CJC never_AV0 ask_VVB for_PRP it_PNP ;_PUN as_CJS Senate_NN1 leader_NN1 he_PNP guided_VVD the_AT0 process_NN1 with_PRP humor_NN1 ,_PUN logic_NN1 ,_PUN precision_NN1 and_CJC compassion_NN1 ._SENT If_CJS he_PNP deployed_VVD his_DPS dry_AJ0 humor_NN1 as_PRP both_DT0 a_AT0 sword_NN1 and_CJC shield_NN1 ,_PUN his_DPS colleagues_NN2 also_AV0 knew_VVD no_AT0 one_PNI worked_VVD harder_AV0 to_TO0 ease_VVI their_DPS lives_NN2 ,_PUN rescheduling_VVG votes_NN2 around_PRP fundraisers_NN2 ,_PUN personal_AJ0 trips_NN2 ,_PUN a_AT0 school_NN1 play_NN1 ._SENT Dole_NP0 liked_VVD to_TO0 hold_VVI court_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 cloakroom_NN1 ,_PUN ear_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 ground_NN1 ,_PUN counting_VVG votes_NN2 ,_PUN making_VVG wisecracks_NN2 ._SENT Ask_VVB 20_CRD Republican_NN1 Senators_NN2 with_PRP whom_PNQ he_PNP worked_VVD for_PRP years_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC none_PNI could_VM0 recall_VVI a_AT0 time_NN1 when_CJS Dole_NP0 muscled_VVD them_PNP for_PRP votes_NN2 or_CJC even_AV0 pressured_VVD them_PNP more_AV0 than_CJS very_AV0 gently_AV0 ._SENT 
He_PNP collected_VVD friends_NN2 and_CJC epithets_NN2 :_PUN GOP_AJ0 hatchet_NN1 man_NN1 ,_PUN Richard_NP0 Nixon_NP0 's_POS water_NN1 boy_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 Senator_NN1 from_PRP Archer_NP0 Daniels_NP0 Midland_NP0 ,_PUN the_AT0 Old_AJ0 Man_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP became_VVD the_AT0 longest-serving_AJS Republican_NN1 leader_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 history_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Senate_NN1 and_CJC held_VVD that_DT0 title_NN1 until_PRP 2018_CRD ,_PUN when_AVQ Mitch_NP0 McConnell_NP0 picked_VVD it_PNP up_AVP ._SENT 
And_CJC again_AV0 and_CJC again_AV0 he_PNP ran_VVD for_PRP his_DPS party_NN1 's_POS presidential_AJ0 nomination_NN1 ,_PUN until_PRP 1996_CRD ,_PUN when_CJS it_PNP was_VBD finally_AV0 his_DPS turn_NN1 ._SENT Voters_NN2 had_VHD just_AV0 installed_VVN a_AT0 generation_NN1 of_PRF laser-guided_AJ0 ,_PUN soul-driven_AJ0 Republican_NN1 reformers_NN2 ._SENT He_PNP found_VVD himself_PNX cast_VVN as_PRP the_AT0 embodiment_NN1 of_PRF old-style_AJ0 ,_PUN gear-grinding_AJ0 politics_NN1 ;_PUN a_AT0 Washington_NP0 insider_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 moment_NN1 when_AVQ the_AT0 term_NN1 had_VHD become_VVN an_AT0 insult_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 pragmatist_NN1 at_PRP a_AT0 moment_NN1 when_AVQ purity_NN1 was_VBD most_AV0 prized_AJ0 ._SENT He_PNP listened_VVD to_PRP his_DPS fellow_AJ0 Republicans_NN2 tossing_VVG firebombs_NN2 in_PRP every_AT0 direction_NN1 —_PUN enact_VVB a_AT0 flat_AJ0 tax_NN1 !_SENT close_AV0 the_AT0 borders_NN2 !_SENT term_NN1 limits_NN2 for_PRP judges_NN2 !_SENT —_PUN and_CJC proudly_AV0 affirmed_VVD that_CJT "_PUQ I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 have_VHI any_DT0 risky_AJ0 ideas_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ Which_DTQ just_AV0 highlighted_VVD the_AT0 impression_NN1 that_CJT he_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 have_VHI any_DT0 ideas_NN2 at_PRP all_DT0 ._SENT 
Instead_AV0 ,_PUN he_PNP had_VHD procedures_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ Let_VVB 's_VBZ send_VVI it_PNP to_PRP committee_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP said_VVD of_PRF the_AT0 flat-tax_AJ0 idea_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Let_VVN 's_VBZ have_VHB hearings_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ He_PNP was_VBD speaking_VVG his_DPS first_ORD language_NN1 at_PRP these_DT0 moments_NN2 ._SENT His_DPS instinct_NN1 was_VBD always_AV0 to_TO0 reach_VVI across_PRP the_AT0 aisle_NN1 ,_PUN find_VVB the_AT0 common_AJ0 ground_NN1 ,_PUN lay_VVD out_AVP the_AT0 terms_NN2 ,_PUN do_VDB the_AT0 deal_NN1 ._SENT Extremes_NN2 held_VVD no_AT0 interest_NN1 for_PRP him_PNP ,_PUN for_PRP while_CJS they_PNP were_VBD shiny_AJ0 and_CJC bright_AJ0 ,_PUN they_PNP were_VBD empty_AJ0 of_PRF opportunity_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC he_PNP was_VBD all_AV0 about_PRP the_AT0 outcome_NN1 ._SENT 
He_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 fake_VVI things_NN2 well_AV0 ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD not_XX0 friends_NN2 with_PRP the_AT0 teleprompter_NN1 ,_PUN not_XX0 one_PNI for_PRP small_AJ0 talk_NN1 ._SENT Given_VVN his_DPS injuries_NN2 ,_PUN he_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 like_VVI to_TO0 be_VBI touched_VVN ;_PUN he_PNP certainly_AV0 refused_VVD to_TO0 be_VBI handled_VVN ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD proud_AJ0 of_PRF the_AT0 skills_NN2 that_CJT he_PNP had_VHD spent_VVN a_AT0 lifetime_NN1 mastering_VVG ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP think_VVB if_CJS there_EX0 is_VBZ a_AT0 complaint_NN1 ,_PUN it_PNP comes_VVZ from_PRP people_NN0 who_PNQ do_VDB n't_XX0 understand_VVI ,_PUN first_ORD of_PRF all_DT0 ,_PUN leadership_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC secondly_AV0 ,_PUN the_AT0 Senate_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP told_VVD TIME_NN1 during_PRP his_DPS last_ORD presidential_AJ0 campaign_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ You_PNP 're_VBB not_XX0 '_PUQ cutting_VVG deals_NN2 '_POS ;_PUN you_PNP 're_VBB out_AVP there_AV0 trying_VVG to_TO0 get_VVI something_PNI done_VDN ._SENT And_CJC I_PNP think_VVB most_DT0 Americans_NN2 expect_VVB us_PNP to_PRP ._SENT "_PUQ His_DPS departure_NN1 from_PRP the_AT0 Senate_NN1 represented_VVD the_AT0 passage_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 kind_NN1 of_PRF honest_AJ0 player_NN1 the_AT0 Senate_NN1 sorely_AV0 needed_VVN in_PRP the_AT0 years_NN2 that_CJT followed_VVD ._SENT 
