Same my name!

I was watching the Colbert report last night and they had Bob Dole on talking about this that and whatever. Colbert kept referring to him as Senator Dole, even though it has been 8 years since he was a senator. Then I was thinking all former politicians still go my Mayor, Governor, Senator, etc. Also, whenever I watched football coverage this season Bill Cowher and Jimmy Johnson were always referred to as "Coach Cowher" or "Coach Johnson." I think it is odd, and maybe pathetic to make people still call you by a title you no longer have. Talk about holding on to past glories. When my wife left me she didn't keep using my last name, in fact she even denies ever knowing me. I think once you move on from a position, you lose the title you gained. Does a doctor or lawyer who gets disbarred keep their title? Sad.



I always said that if Bob Dole had gotten up from that and said "live from New York, it's Saturday Night." I would have voted for him on principle.