favorite son

They’re going to take place in the family circle, which is evident when the paterfamilias starts listing the order of his favorite sons while they’re chowing down at the breakfast table.

"America needs closure. One of their favorite sons, me, has been cut down in the prime of his life at 17-years-old," Yang as Santos says.

Yang added that Americans needed closure on these events because “one of their favorite sons, me, has been cut down in the prime of his life at 17 years old.”

Brady long ago cemented his place as the Patriots’ favorite son, even before he won the last of his six Super Bowl rings with the team after the 2018 season.

Recent Senate history suggests that even favorite sons can be stung when loose ties to home become a campaign issue.