We can rest assured that the Republicans are going to accuse the Democrats of "politicizing" Senator Kennedy's death whether the Dems do or not, so I don't see the harm in saying things like "Health Care Reform would have been his crowning achievement, and we need to pass it in his memory."
Moreover, I suspect he'd be urging his fellow Democrats to do just that.
Amanda Marcotte has the right idea:
in the event of my passing, I want it to be clear these are my wishes:Posted by Linkmeister at August 26, 2009 01:37 PM | TrackBack
- Please honor me by continuing to fight for the liberal causes I held dear.
- Explicitly state in any obituaries, memorial services, etc. that what I would have wanted was to keep the fight going.
- Impassioned speeches about the fight ahead for progressivism are especially welcome.
- Indeed, the only way to honor my memory is to double down and fight for a better world.
- Conservatives who don’t like this should shut the f*** up.