2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumPaul Wellstone
God I miss that guy.
I wonder what he be saying about all this bullshit if he were around.
canuck eh
(22 posts)and would be the first to endorse him. Loved his spirit.
JI7
(89,264 posts)DemocratSinceBirth
(99,711 posts)That being said, human beings and politicians are complex and not above making moves that are the result of self serving calculations. They aren't cardboard saints.
Orangepeel
(13,933 posts)Nobody's perfect
madaboutharry
(40,220 posts)His book "The Conscience of a Liberal" was very moving and inspiring.
His death was a terrible loss. I still remember watching Harry Reid crying on CNN.
Armstead
(47,803 posts)Sure I felt sad when good ones have gone. But that was the first tine I got that kind of welling up you feel when someone in you own family goes.
ruffburr
(1,190 posts)What a tragic loss, Paul Wellstone was totally in line with Bernie, What a combination those two would have made, Always remembered the Wellstones as true patriots.
Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)I'd just like to say that any politician who votes that Armstead should not have equal rights will never hear a word of praise from me. Thanks.