JERUSALEM POST
by Andy Lappin
August 2, 2015

Senator Kirk: a compelling lesson in overcoming

…..Having sat with him on numerous occasions during his recovery at The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, I have witnessed a fighter who has clung to life with a tenacity beyond comprehension. Beyond clinging, he has, against all odds, gone on to re-mount and to and to the extent permitted by his disabilities, risen, where most others would understandably have crumbled. Senator Kirk’s mental file cabinets remain intact. He knows who he is and how he got to where he is and what he needs to do in order to stay true to his beliefs. What is not intact however are certain social filters, which even before the stroke(s) were of questionable sensitivity….The real question before us concerns not Senator Kirk’s ability to effectively uphold the interests of his constituents but rather the tolerance of the voter for packaging that may at times be cumbersome to work with….READ MORE