[the long march]

For the record, the man has been terminally ill for almost 18 months with a brain cancer that has a zero survivability rate. The family is ‘grieving’ (if at all) for public consumption. The body hasn’t been warm for years -— pickled yes but not warm

[Ben Mugged]

For the record, the man has been terminally ill for almost 18 months with a brain cancer that has a zero survivability rate. The family is ‘grieving’ (if at all) for public consumption.

My father died in a VA hospital of cancer. He lived for 5 years after initial diagnosis and also had zero chance of surviving. I guarantee the grief our family showed when he finally passed was not just for "public consumption".

To quote the Anchoress:I feel badly for Caroline Kennedy, for whom Ted was a beloved father figure, and for his kids. Beyond that? One senses this was in some ways a tormented man -but then we are all, in some ways tormented. May he rest in peace.