‘Ringing Hollow and Phony’ Senator Bill Nelson Plays King Canute
The ancient King of England, Denmark, Norway and “some Swedes” was King Canute (985-1035 AD). Modern writers have ascribed to him a story in which he took his courtiers down to the sea and in a fit of royal arrogance, commanded the tide to not come in and soil his regal boots. The tide won. […]