Posted: May 4, 2015![Tom Harkin at his Senate seat]()
When I think of Tom Harkin, I’m reminded of the scene in True Grit when Rooster Cogburn is surrounded by four bad guys. The odds have finally caught up with him. The main bad guy, Ned, asks Cogburn if he’s ready to accept his fate. Cogburn responds: “Fill your hand, you son of a bitch!” as he charges the gang, guns blazing.