We are saddened by the death of Jack Kemp, former Republican VP candidate, congressman and HUD Secretary, who died yesterday at age 73 from cancer. It was in his role as HUD Secretary under Poppy Bush that W. Hackwhacker had the opportunity to observe him professionally. Kemp was a supply-side Reagan Republican who also supported immigration reform and helping the poor, minorities and disenfranchised. His heart was generally in the right place even if his politics weren't. In that sense, he was much more the model of the "compassionate conservative" than Dumbya could ever be.
We don't see many of his kind left in his party. We regret that just as we regret his passing.
