August 26, 2009

Hung for sheep as lamb, etc.

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:
  1. Please honor me by continuing to fight for the liberal causes I held dear.
  2. Explicitly state in any obituaries, memorial services, etc. that what I would have wanted was to keep the fight going.
  3. Impassioned speeches about the fight ahead for progressivism are especially welcome.
  4. Indeed, the only way to honor my memory is to double down and fight for a better world.
  5. Conservatives who don’t like this should shut the f*** up.

Posted by Linkmeister at August 26, 2009 01:37 PM | TrackBack
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