According to ABC News,
Sen. Lloyd Bentsen has died. He was 85 years old.
Bentsen was a fun character, and will always be remembered for his dressing down of Dan "Potatoe" Quayle in the 1988 veep debate. He was also Secretary of the Treasury under the Clinton administration (1993-1994).
Bentsen was a World War II veteran, having flown in numerous B-24 bombing missions over Nazi-controlled territory.
Rest in peace.