Asked whether his parents, when naming him, had a sense of history or a sense of humor, Rep. Patrick McHenry, a North Carolina Republican, says: Yes. Twenty years in Congress have taught him verbal parsimony when answering questions. Patrick Henry said: “Give me liberty or give me death.” McHenry says: I chose to be part of the churn. He leaves without regrets or rancor but with “a grateful heart” for “what the institution has taught me”: patience. He arrived as a thespian; he leaves as a Madisonian.

Source: Washington Post February 08, 2024 13:12 UTC