Here’s some Senate GOP chairs when I got assigned that beat in Jan 2001: Stevens - Approps Hatch - Judiciary Grassley - Finance Warner - Armed Services McCain - Commerce Gramm - Banking Thompson - Oversight Helms - Foreign Affairs. None of today’s chairs matches that clout.
Is that a function of lesser senators, diminished committee power or a reduction in your level of awe as you have become less green or more jaded? I suspect it’s mostly the middle one.