We are all going to miss Tim Russert.
So many people are pouring out strong emotion about him. And they all agree about Tim.
All the reaction pouring out now is so different from the rest of our public discourse lately.
But we haven’t said anything that nice across the public spectrum about anyone for a long time.
The words are for him, to be sure. But some of the passion comes in sharp contrast to the “fight to the finish” climate we’ve been living through for almost two years.
Think about it. We have all come together and agreed about him. All across the spectrum.
It is as if he gave us one final gift, the opportunity to shift out of “attack” gear and into “nice” gear.
Do you suppose this could carry over into other parts of our lives, now that we remembered where that other gear is? Maybe we can be civil with others, even those we disagree with, if we can just remember how.
Come to think of it, we almost reached those heights with Ted Kennedy a few days ago.
Could “Global Nice” be breaking out?
Wouldn’t Tim like that?
