Who wants to bet that McConell finds a reason not to rename the Russell Senate Office Building?

[Va Lefty]

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. Hoping very soon he has MUCH bigger problems to deal with than that.

ANYTHING he can do to NOT show respect to America, he will do.

[Pachamama]

7. +1000

Lets hoping he soon won't be in a position to decide....

[CincyDem]

2. Well, you know, when it comes to segregationists...

...there were good people on both sides.

[newblewtoo]

3. I am guessing a lot of people

have no idea, for the google challenged among us a brief outline of who it was named for.

Richard Russell, Democrat from Georgia, served in the U.S. Senate for almost 40 years (1932-1971). During World War II Russell chaired a special committee, traveling extensively to observe the quality and effectiveness of war material under combat conditions. He chaired the Armed Services Committee during two major wars, from 1951 to 1953, and from 1955 to 1969, and was instrumental in boosting the defense budget. He authored the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and promoted the development of new forms of energy. Russell became known as a “senator’s senator” due to his mastery of Senate rules and procedures. As the leader of the Senate’s “southern bloc,” Russell often used his parliamentary skills to oppose civil rights legislation, including bills to ban lynching and to abolish the poll tax. In 1956 he co-authored the “Southern Manifesto” to oppose racial desegregation, and he led southern senators in their opposition to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Respect for Russell’s legislative skills, even among his opponents, led to the Russell Senate Office Building being named in his honor in 1972.

https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/generic/Featured_Bio_Russell.htm

[Volaris]

6. Sounds like McConnells kind of 'man', donnithe?

McConnell is as good as running the Senate as Pelosi is at running the House. And that means he is NEVER to be under-estimated in his ability to count votes for the purpose of being a self-serving prick...he's the 'sith' version of 'jedi master' Nancy, if that makes sense.

[magicarpet]

4. McConnell likely is still steaming because of this...

.... McCain thumbs down signal.

[bitterross]

5. So, it needs to be renamed yes. McCain is not the person though.

I'm not being disrespectful. I just don't think McCain is all that great when you get down to it. He had one or two redeeming moments and the rest of the time he was pure Republican.

There are plenty of more deserving people. How about we pick some deserving females?

[Pachamama]

8. Who do you suggest replace the name "Russell"?

[Hotler]

9. The Aretha Franklin building

[bitterross]

10. Well, How about one of these ladies

https://www.loc.gov/collections/civil-rights-history-project/articles-and-essays/women-in-the-civil-rights-movement/

[Pachamama]

11. All great suggestions....

But they tend to prefer members of congress for their buildings....

I still think McCain would be a great choice....even if just to irritate the shit out of Trump and remove the name of a segregationist.

[bitterross]

12. Unfortunately, there are not enough deceased female Congress members

Don't take that the wrong way. The Congress was closed to female members for so long most of the distinguished ones are still alive and kicking and fighting.

[gratuitous]

13. I agree

Naming something after a person should wait until five years after that person's demise is my rule of thumb. That lets the passions calm a bit and gives a bit of perspective to a person's entire life and career.

I'd like to rename it for Carol Moseley-Braun, but she's still alive. Margaret Chase Smith comes to mind, though "Smith Office Building" kind of loses some of the cachet. There's also Maurine Brown Neuberger from Oregon. A Jewish woman replacing Russell's name would cause people to hope they buried him face down, so that when he rolled over in his grave, he'd be comfortable.

[WillowTree]

14. Why name it after him? Why not Robert Byrd or Ted Kennedy, both of whom were in the Senate longer?

For that matter, with all we have to be concerned with in this Country, why waste any time or energy fretting about the naming of a pile of bricks at all?