Where have all the statesmen gone from the congress?

Define 'statesman.'

Cycloptichorn

A statesperson is usually a politician or other notable public figure who has had a long and respected career in politics or government at the national and international level. As a term of respect, it is usually left to supporters or commentators to use the term. When politicians retire, they are often referred to as elder statesmen.

Statesmanship also conveys a quality of leadership that organically brings people together and of eldership, a spirit of caring for others and for the whole.

The words statesman or stateswoman are applied loosely to any head of state, any senior political figure, or anyone who in a given moment exhibits a certain quality of statesmanship.

Statesmen/women rarely talk in soundbites a skill that is no longer appreciated.

John Kerry?

OMG I agree with Finn

They were all voted out of office.

But not enough of them to do any real good.