LAWRENCE — Former U.S. Sens. Nancy Kassebaum and Robert Dole expressed regret Saturday at erosion of bipartisan collegiality and trust essential for success of political leaders in the nation’s capitol.
“We were proud to be traditional Kansas Republican conservatives,” Dole said to applause from an overflow crowd at the Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas. “We understood to get things done you have Ds and Rs, but Nancy and I also had friends on both sides. We were sent there to do a job, not call each other names.”