“My opponent doesn’t know what it is to lose. I do. And I’ll welcome the support of voters who do, too. I’ll take the losers. I’ll take the debtors. I’ll take those who’ve lost in love, or baseball, or in business. I’ll take the Milwaukee Braves.” R.I.P. Sen. William Proxmire 1915-2005.
Tag: Memoriam
The Jester and the Senator.
R.I.P.: Richard Pryor 1940-2005 and Eugene McCarthy 1916-2005.
Lest We Forget.
From the archives and in honor of Armistice/Remembrance/Veterans Day, Aftermath.
Red Six Downed.
R.I.P. William Hootkin 1948-2005, a.k.a. Jek Porkins, Red Six. Between he and Michael “Ozzel” Sheard, it’s been a bad couple of months for Star Wars role players. Ken Colley, Richard Le Parmentier, John Hollis, Julian Glover, Denis Lawson, and John Ratzenberger: Take your vitamins!
Last stop.
“Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.“
R.I.P Rosa Parks 1913-2005.”
Fallen Chief.
Breaking News: Segregationist, federalist, kingmaker, lousy historian, fashion maven, and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court William Rehnquist has died. Can’t say I’m looking forward to the Dubya gang getting to pick a new Chief Justice. Nope, not at all. Update: Dahlia Lithwick weighs in, and the nomination calculus begins anew. Update 2: It’s Roberts for Chief.
He felt surprise was wiser.
For whom the beep tolls.
The Sun is Burning.
I didn’t post here on the official anniversaries, but nevertheless: a moment of silence for the victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, sixty years ago this week.