Remembering William Proxmire

Just read today that former Wisconsin Senator William Proxmire has passed away.  Senator Proxmire founded the “Golden Fleece” awards back in 1975 to highlight frivolous uses of taxpayers’ money.  In spite of being labeled as a “liberal democrat,” (even though he thought such labels were useless) his views covered the entire spectrum of political philosophies.

He was opposed to abortion, was rated by the National Taxpayers Union as one of the toughest foes of government waste but also opposed the Vietnam War.  He was a staunch advocate of “the little guy.”

He also focused on consumer legislation where he pushed the “truth in lending” law that protects borrowers.  

He was one the few good guys who served in Washington.  I wish we had more people like him…  John McCain definitely fits in that category but we could use a few more as well.