[ExSoldier]

Wow. Over 110 posts from ultra conservative freepers paying homage to the man. I don't know anything about his work to preserve the lives of unborn children, but I'm pretty certain that the late Mr. Hyde never saw a gun grab he didn't just love. I hate to speak ill of the dead, but let us not forget he was still flesh and blood and had feet of clay. The right to lifers may have seen him as Dr. Jekyll. But for Sara Brady he was an effective Mr. Hyde inside her opponents (pro 2nd Amendment Republicans) perimeter. Please don't flame me for this observation.

[murdoog]

Please don't flame me for this observation.

You should be flamed. He did a lot of good in a lot of areas, and you choose the occasion of his death to complain about one issue where he wasn't perfect.

[Republican Wildcat]

I don't know anything about his work to preserve the lives of unborn children

Then you haven't paid enough attention to form any opinion about him as that was the issue for which he was most prominent - and it is especially in bad taste for you to attack him on the occassion of his death.

[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

There is a time for historical reflection on the total career, both good and bad, of someone who has passed away. In virtually every case, the day of his death is not that time.

[La Enchiladita]

Life is hard, at least for anyone worth anything.
I don’t think he had it easy at all, and did the best he could as he saw fit.
That is fine with me.
And, yes, I believe in respect for the dead... without exceptions.