Eugene McCarthy (March 29, 1916-December 10, 2005)

A moment to appreciate Gene McCarthy: principled liberal and unabashed intellectual, defender of a more democratic Democratic party, and and an example more timely than ever, what with all this calculating discussion over potential Democratic 2006 gains over the failures of the Iraq war...

"This is, I say, the time for all good men not to go to the aid of their party, but to come to the aid of their country."

Now as ever.

He'll be missed.