With Michigan Congressman John Dingell in hospice care following a cancer diagnosis a year ago, many people are talking about his impact on American politics and the country.
89.1 WEMU’s Lisa Barry spoke to Eastern Michigan University political science professor Ed Sidlow about the Dingell family’s political influence that spans nearly 90 years.
Ed Sidlow is a political science professor at Eastern Michigan University and a frequent political commentator. He says John Dingell was a very talented politician.
“When he was in Congress, he managed to be good to the automobile companies and be also viewed as very, very pro-environment, and that’s a real tightwire act that he was able to walk, and walk quite successfully,” Sidlow says.
Sidlow says John Dingell will be remembered as an “honorable, long-serving member of Congress” with deep political roots committed to many causes, including national health care.
Non-commercial, fact based reporting is made possible by your financial support. Make your donation to WEMU today to keep your community NPR station thriving.
Like 89.1 WEMU on Facebook and follow us on Twitter
— Lisa Barry is the host of All Things Considered on WEMU. You can contact Lisa at 734.487.3363, on Twitter @LisaWEMU, or email her at lbarryma@emich.edu