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March 05, 2007
Sen. Tom Eagleton (1929-2007)
The guy was mega-talented, never boring--and tragically unsung. I was lucky enough to be around Missouri Senator Tom Eagleton (D) a lot one summer long ago when I was attached (through Sen. Gaylord Nelson) to Kennedy's Health Subcommittee. No matter what you thought of his politics, Tom Eagleton was brighter, more driven, more creative, funnier, more polished, and way more interesting than most US politicians on the national stage. Openly irreverent, and with a strong Bohemian streak, he loved Pall Mall non-filters: smiling, he lit them up non-stop while some us interns and staffers underlings were trying to quit.
Posted by JD Hull at March 5, 2007 12:19 PM