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Wednesday, March 26 a giant sleeps tonight
Farewell to a great man. Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan died today. I only met the man twice. The two times I met him were wonderful. I found him to be immensely eccentric, charming and really very boyish despite his great height and white hair. He stood out to me as a lone warrior, an honest, decent, brave political figure, stoically going against the tide. He was not afraid to voice his mind however popular or unpopular that opinion might be. The first time I met him, he made me laugh, his impossibly tall figure bent over me, while I almost literally hand fed him a piece of cheese. I was standing next to one of the most powerful political figures in the senate and I had to fight the urge to cuddle him. The second time I met him again he was disarmingly sweet, vulnerable and kind. I know that he must have been a tough man, to have survived all those years in the senate and to have served under all those presidents. I know perhaps he might not have always been the easiest man to like. But I am sure he was the easiest man to love. He was, simply put, a great man. How many great people do we really meet in this day and age, especially in politics? My heart goes out to his family, some of whom are my family. I would say that I hope this sleeping giant has gone on to a better place, but I have no doubt that he has. Good-bye sir. You will be missed.
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