Walk into the Kansas state capitol’s rotunda in Topeka, and you’ll be confronted by four colossal statues of famous Kansans. In this hallowed room, Amelia Earhart, Dwight Eisenhower, Arthur Capper and William Allen White gaze down in silence at visitors to the capitol. The sculptor for these 2,000-pound statues is still going strong, reports The Topeka Capital-Journal. And he thinks the politics in the state capitol today no longer match the standards set by these intrepid Kansans of yesteryear.
Pete Felten of Hays Kansas says he’s not happy with the way things are going. “I think the Republicans brought it on themselves probably,” he says, adding: “We’re stuck with it for a while.” Felten says he doesn’t think Sam Brownback will change his policies in the face of widespread criticism, even though the Governor isn’t up for re-election this year.
“I don’t think he’ll change his spots really, but nice to have a little hope,” he said.
