lynn cotton on a farm, you would get thick skin and it would be thickened more by drill sergeants. so i don t get offended by much. i am surprised that he doesn t think we need more veterans in congress. i think men who sacrificed a lot more than senator pryor or i, like sam johnson or john mccain have been great leaders in the united states senate and congress. frankly, i think if we had more people in the congress who were veterans, congress might be a little more respected, like our military is. not all are democrats or republicans. but when they go in, they have a sense of service like the people who serve in the military. so we got word to senator pryor. we wanted him to come on. instead they just sent this statement. so let s read it together. this is from his campaign: quote, of course mark is grateful for congressman cotton s service. but this campaign is about two very different records in congress and it s cotton s irresponsible votes against medicare, social security, and