Top 5 Senators of All Time

" It is a sad day in the political world ten K Ted Kennedy one of the most influential and longest serving senators passed away from brain cancer. Whether you agreed or disagreed with his politics he was one of the most prolific lawmakers we've ever seen. And even dubbed quote the lion of the Senate he'll be remembered for his legislative accomplishments shaping of the national debate and its longevity. Serving the public. Based on that criteria who else would join Ted Kennedy among the most extraordinary senators of all time mind you that's the criteria. Ketchum public relations partner nick -- joins us now for today's power rankings are feeling this can be interest -- well I'll just say this. I have fundamental objections against lifelong politicians especially senators so I would take the other side of these. Guy should be -- here for being long time right but nonetheless and family certainly would have an impact on the laws of this country belong where they were on opposite as the number."

" Five Robert -- fighting Bob from Wisconsin he was actually the that'd be -- State's first senator. He voted himself when he was governor he is actually one of the first progressive he he ran as a third party in twice in 93 for an all I got -- 2% of the vote for -- sold out eventually -- other guys usually Republicans left Democrats actually plan he was ahead of the curve on child labor laws on civil rights on women suffered so he actually started -- new deal stuff before. Rose and company in fact he says that Roosevelt took credit for his work. All right number four people are more familiar with the name I think Bob Dole Bob naw I'm Bob Dole in addition to talk in particular person. Eight -- one of the only few people that served as the majority leader twice and to do different terms. One of the great legislators of his error. Almost every piece of legislation the last thirty years has his fingerprints on it from a tax reform to welfare reform to education he's one of the few conservatives from the midwest. I can actually get along moderate Jews as you know more moderate and conservative. And he was one of the great legislators of time Cody doesn't understand yeah and -- Republican government conservative liberal I don't know let moderate liberal conservative and I know god I I don't understand libertarians either entirely independent free thinking -- eventual. Not a flurry. Robert -- Bob Taft mr. conservative you understand him goes yeah I know double talk Republican -- the Republican mr. conservative. He actually opposed a lot of Roosevelt's new deal got a lot of -- killed. It also responsible for Taft Hartley one of the great union laws that have curb the power of unions. He he actually -- I -- unions I think they should be -- I don't care my business and -- because I -- tonight for individual rights and -- a result we went went with the union individual -- collective right they're fighting for individual workers get through collective bargaining process and we'll get -- all right anyway mr. Republican -- 100 senators in the fifties fair enough in his forties and what are -- getting their formulated decades later depending on the dynasty -- The bush dynasties the -- dynasties. Lots of -- is credible guys Lyndon Johnson LBJ -- and you can't distribute this one and I can I can use the -- its majority leader. He shape national policy for fifteen years effective in 1957 Civil Rights Act yet to be part of that. He was known as being a great negotiator. Great persuasive guy in the Senate and he actually took a step down when he became vice president he -- obviously became president but. A very powerful forces that Johnson treatment armies to twist arms. What do you colonists stepped down I mean the president while the -- I give senators today that stepped down to become vice president well only we can you can argue we have one that's that's because that economy. Joe Biden hasn't really been seen much -- became vice president probably had more power in the Senate. I think you disguise here but I hear it everywhere is Alicia has now -- finally -- number one. Free weights and I you know Daniel Webster Henry Clay. OK all right well we come which one -- you go first all right well I would say I put them altogether because for twenty year period between 194950. They hammered out three great compromises. Missouri compromise conference in 191850. And basically kept the union together. When they left the scene not surprisingly. We you know South Carolina -- we went to civil war. But they prolonged that processing campus at a civil war for about thirty years that a good thing or bad thing can probably still a problem that it probably would have been better to go to some world earlier and start -- generally -- this is our number one guys -- kept us out of Iowa to help the country my logic isn't perfect here but. You have to take with a collective group there the great -- and -- there and they're all great -- huge man and I'll simply say Henry -- is a woman like for two reasons one he said I'd rather be right the president and number two he loved drinking and gambling. And he was never president. Is that it."