I hesitated on posting it, especially given that this was an obit thread, but I noted they completely omitted mentioning his run for Congress. I wonder if Mr. Crean ever genuinely regretted the tone of his campaign (though I imagine the mindset at the time was that failure to be aggressive would result in a loss, but it was well worth noting that unlike in heavily 'Rat bailiwicks, running a less-than-respectable campaign isn't well regarded by Republican voters).
Well, here's another one for your history archives. The O'Neil family that they mention is that of Richard J. O'Neill, an old democratic heavyweight who largely built Mission Viejo, CA. Now they are into helping the government amass yet more land.
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