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I read a quote from John Boehner that I thought should be an objective for any and all of us: "While there were few political issues on which he and I agreed, our relationship was never disagreeable."

Posted by Mark JF at August 27, 2009 2:58 AM

Mary Jo Kopechne ....1940-1969....God rest your soul

Posted by Andrew at August 27, 2009 9:53 AM

A powerful eulogy was spoken by his son Ted, Jr.

“When I was 12 years old I was diagnosed with
bone cancer and a few months after I lost my leg,
there was a heavy snowfall over my childhood home
outside of Washington D.C. My father went to the
garage to get the old Flexible Flyer and asked me
if I wanted to go sledding down the steep
driveway. And I was trying to get used to my new
artificial leg and the hill was covered with ice
and snow and it wasn't easy for me to walk. And
the hill was very slick and as I struggled to
walk, I slipped and I fell on the ice and I
started to cry and I said "I can't do this." I
said, "I'll never be able to climb that hill."

“And he lifted me in his strong, gentle arms
and said something I'll never forget. He said "I
know you'll do it, there is nothing you can't do.
We're going to climb that hill together, even if
it takes us all day."

“Sure enough, he held me around my waist and
we slowly made it to the top, and, you know, at
age 12 losing a leg pretty much seems like the end
of the world, but as I climbed onto his back and
we flew down the hill that day I knew he was
right. I knew I was going to be OK. You see, my
father taught me that even our most profound
losses are survivable and it is what we do with
that loss, our ability to transform it into a
positive event, that is one of my father's
greatest lessons. He taught me that nothing is
impossible.”

Shakespeare's Debtor (aren't we all?)

And, Andrew, “de mortuis nil nisi bonum,” please.

Posted by Shakespeare's Debtor at August 30, 2009 8:32 PM