He not only survived a plane crash but also pulled Ted Kennedy from the wreckage of the plane.
Clue #2: His son has been touted as a potential 2008 candidate.
Posted by Matt Bruce at January 12, 2006 11:01 AMCongrats, you've stumped me. You'd think living where I do I'd have heard this before. Well, I probably have, but clearly didn't retain.
I'm going to go old school and guess Ed Muskie, for reasons of locality that may justify the two of them being in a plane together.
Posted by: Mark at January 12, 2006 11:13 AMGood lord, I finally see this when no one has gotten it yet, and I don't know it.
Posted by: Brian Ulrich at January 12, 2006 07:10 PMYeah, when I looked it up, I had never even heard of him (though, of course, I recognized the last name).
Posted by: Paul at January 13, 2006 10:59 AMPaul's comment above predates Clue #2 by about two seconds. Freaky timing.
Posted by: me at January 13, 2006 11:01 AMBirch Bayh?
Posted by: James Dinan at January 13, 2006 11:13 AMJD got it.
Posted by: me at January 13, 2006 02:10 PM