Tuesday, July 27, 2004

FOR C-SPAN JUNKIES ONLY: Betcha didn't know this one -- just like at the Oscars, the Democratic National Convention does its own Necrology tribute to those Democrats who passed away since the last Convention, and it just aired a few minutes ago.

Order was alphabetical -- starting with Philadelphia's Lucien "the Solution" Blackwell, who worked his way up from hourly laborer to union head to City Council to the U.S. Congress -- and ending with beloved former Senator Paul Wellstone, a true mensch.

Other than Wellstone, biggest cheers seemed to be for Paul Simon and Pat Moynihan. Not as much for Mel Carnahan, even though he was the last man to defeat John Ashcroft in an election.

So now you know.

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