Senatorial Mourning

Once again one of the old regulars in the Senate has passed away causing an outpouring of grief and accolades for his years of service....Sorry but I don't see it that way, yes when a Kennedy or a Byrd dies at the helm there should be mourning but not for the loss of the individual (leave that to the family), what we should be mourning is that the citizens of the impacted state were on the take and had given up the founders hope that elected statesmen would have the interest of the nation in mind when they served rather than merely being on the take for constituents and voters. Taking money from other parts of the country and funneling into their state primarily to buy votes and keep themselves employed. We should also be mourning the fact that Congress has ceased being a government of citizens and has shifted to a government of professional politicians who have created a seniority system that awards longivity rather than honest performance.
There is plenty to be mourning when one of these "lifers" passes on, but it shouldn't be his leaving Congress, that should be celebrated - another professional politician has moved on and maybe there is a possibility that someone will be elected that will serve in the frame the founders wanted.