A Truly Sad Day

[dananne]

Some mourning and, actually, a few tears around these parts. We didn't think it would hit that hard, as he's been sick for so long.

Both Anne and I hope we don't lose something important in his passing -- the optimism and belief in the country and the feeling that we're on the right side of history. We don't see a lot of that right now. With focus on immediate issues like Iraq, we feel we sometimes lose sight of it, and let our personal feelings about issues cloud our feelings about the country.

We'll miss his inspiration.