vcczar Posted October 29 Share Posted October 29 Sen. John Glenn (OH-D) will be best remembered in history as an astronaut. As a politician, he was a little uneven and probably should have stayed with NASA. In regards to his 1989 action, Glenn and John McCain were the least reprimanded of the group of 5 people known to have been given money by Savings & Loans companies. Who knows how active they were in this scandal. Some argue Glenn and McCain were let off easier because they were Cold War heroes--famed astronaut and famed POW. His actions: Glenn, John 1962 Becomes celebrity as 1st American to orbit Earth Glenn, John 1964 Celebrity astronaut runs for US Sen on RFK's suggestion but drops out after injury Glenn, John 1968 Backs RFK for pres Glenn, John 1974 Celebrity astronaut becomes US Sen Glenn, John 1976 Considered for VP but lackluster speech at Dem Conv had Carter changing his mind Glenn, John 1978 Chief author of Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act Glenn, John 1984 candidate for Dem pres nom Glenn, John 1989 Accused of corruption, along with the other Keating Five members during Savings & Loan crisis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcczar Posted October 29 Author Share Posted October 29 I'm not strongly against him. His 1989 action sort of does him in for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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