Jesse Helms was from North Carolina and was one of those politicians you either loved or hated. I did respect him even though I did not agree with a lot of his views. I respect anyone that is willing to stand up and fight for what they believe in even if it makes an ass out of them later. Jesse was that type of man and I don’t think he really minded making an ass out of himself because he did it sort of often. I wish his family the best and am sorry for their loss.