Very sad news. He’s a smart man, a little too much of an establishment guy—especially over the past 10 years or so, but clearly a brilliant man.
Sad news. Heartbreaking really. He started in the Carter Admin but ‘came around’. His intelligence is beyond question and I always listened to him. Prayers for Dr Krauthammer.
Being confined to a wheelchair we used to wonder what branch of medicine he'd go into and all we could come up with was either radiology or psychiatry...turns out we were right.
For a Christian ending to our life: painless, unashamed, and peaceful; and a good defense before the dread judgment seat of Christ, let us ask of the Lord...
Lord have mercy.
Likewise, I haven’t always agreed with Dr. Krauthammer’s opinions, but I respect him for his thoughtfulness and informed, measured responses. And his wit and humor.
Case in point, Guy Benson, in his Townhall.com reporting of Dr. K’s letter, provided a link to a column CK had written in ‘04. I gotta admit that my laughter was tinged with a sad sense of loss as I read his analysis, “In Defense of the F-word.”
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22191-2004Jul1.html
Sometimes agreed and sometimes disagreed but it not joyful to hear he has so little time left with us.
I disagreed with him a lot and knew him back at New Republic days.
But he has grit no question
And smart
So sorry Charles. You are a good man.
But I wish you could have developed a liking for PDJT.He fooled you and won the presidential election in 2016.You never quite forgave him for that.
I did not always agree with Charles Krauthammer, but I respected and loved him for his tenacity for life. His battle for life after his swimming pool incident many years ago, would have set many people into permanent depression, but not Charles.
He is no doubt one of the smartest people on God’s Earth. He is also quite funny, quick with the quip, a baseball fan addict with great passion and understanding of this magnificent sport, that mirrors life in so many ways, with its many ups & downs.
Charles, I earnestly Pray to God to work a miracle to keep you with us for many years to come....but should the master call you home to paradise...I for one will not mourn for you one second, one minute.
I will celebrate you, Charles, and our Lord for being among us as one of the greatest gifts that God has given his people in allowing you to move among us!!! God & Jesus Christ bless and keep this magnificent man for all seasons!!!
Charles is a class act....to the very end
Here is a guy who suddenly became paralyzed due to an accident in his 20's, but he never let it stop him. He simply modified his path in pursuit of a career in medicine by switching to psychiatry and ultimately transitioned into journalism /political commentary. How many of us (myself included) would have gone into a deep depression and simply given up in the face of such an obstacle as opposed to finding another path forward?
Godspeed Mr.Krauthammer. You are a class act and a role model for what you have overcome in order to achieve what you have achieved in this life.
Reminds me of the last days of Tony Snow.
To me, Krauthammer became totally Establishment and #NeverTrump over the last several years, and I found his commentary over that period to be entirely predictable. Krauthammer could have been replaced by a computer simulation (programmed with GOPe cliches) once Donald. J. Trump arrived on the political scene...
This was his goodbye letter less than 2 weeks ago:
https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3661582/posts
Very Classy.