Death And All His Friends

Why do people with an interesting and beneficial perspectives on the world keep dying?

Tim & George, you'll be missed.

Tim Russert -- despite his love for Boston College -- still managed to be one of the only non-hack, non-pundit voices in politics.

George Carlin -- despite or maybe as a result of his vulgarity and ability to shock -- constantly said very reasonable things (like 'no truly developed nation will ever institutionalize murder') that our elected politicians can't even say.