Tim Russert Can't be Dead
Tim Russert can't be dead. He was only 58, just like I'm about to be.
Tim Russert can't be dead. He was only a little overweight, always had a lot of energy, never stopped working, just like me.
Tim Russert can't be dead. He's got a wife and son, just like me.
Tim Russert can't be dead. He was a lawyer who changed careers, just like me.
Tim Russert can't be dead. He grew up in a gritty Midwest town and never left his roots behind, just like me.
Tim Russert can't be dead. He lived through the 60s, loved baseball, and enjoyed politics, just like me.
Tim Russert can't be dead. He's got an old man he likes to tell stories about, just like me.
Tim Russert can't be dead.
He was the best at what he did.
Based on everything I heard and read about him, he was a decent guy who always remained grounded.
From the first time I saw him on TV years ago, I liked him, felt a connection to him.
And now I'm feeling about as mortal as I've felt in a long time.
Tim Russert, dead at age 58.
Damn.
Gary
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Coming soon after our discussion about RFK, it seems that both of these deaths affected me similarly in two different areas.
Although both were influential, neither was as influential as they deserved to be considering how correct thier thinking was on so many things.
And both left voids that can't be filled. Obviously, people can never be replaced, but as with RFK, this is a hole that is not going to be filled in. I suspect that 20 years from now people will be asking; "what if Tim Russert had lived?"