I thought it was nice of them to name the capitol of Minnesota for him.

Mitch:

In the interest of demographic accuracy, the rending of garments, if it's being heard in Highland Park, is nigh onto deafening in all other neighborhoods of St. Paul, which tend to vote DFL in far greater proportion.

Does this mean we can look forward to further performances on NARN this Saturday of the classice Wellstone School Song?

If there is one thing we could all stand to learn, it is that the people on the opposite side of the table in terms of politics are still mostly good people. Paul Wellstone reminded us of that. I don't know of anyone who actually did not enjoy meeting him, regardless of their disagreements.

Everyside has its kooks and folks we'd rather not claim, unfortunately they overshadow what should be the lasting memory of Senator Wellstone.

On this day, I choose to ignore the extremists and remember Paul Wellstone for what he was: a nice guy.

Mike,

(Carson on) Hmmm. I did not know that. (/Carson off).

Kevin,

An excellent idea.

Kermit,

Hah! My move to change it to "Saint Ronald" is slooowly gaining traction...

James,

We played it last Saturday...

I suppose while we're on the subject of iconography we could talk about Reaganmass...

And no, I don't want to see this hijacked over Reagan's historical standing or his merits as a president, or "Yeah, but this time its different", or we'll be here forever. I'm seeing here an insinuation, perhaps with a but of smugness, that icon-making is is an exclusively liberal preoccupation. It most certainly is not.

OK, maybe I'm taking this one a bit too seriously...

A few days ago someone on the radio asked callers to call in and tell them one thing Paul Wellstone achieved in the Senate to merit this icon status. I can't really think of anything.

Ican think of one good thing that the late Senator did (well it was good in my mind). Because of a series of emails that I exchanged with the Senator, I a)got involved in Minnesota politics which lead to b) got involved in my local BPOU which lead to c)my becoming a blogger (although admittedly NOT on a level with Mitch and the rest of the NARN gang)...I know a lot of people who got involved in the process as a result of Senator Paul Wellstone and that can never be a bad thing.....

Another good thing Wellstone did was to prompt Minnesotans to more fully appreciate the woefully underappreciated exclamation point.

WELLSTONE!

I'd like to see the exclamation point used with some more innocuous words:

Pancreas!
Exhaust Manifold!
Mayonnaise!

That reminds me...

I gotta get out my WWRD (What would Reagan do) bracelet, and my Reagan for President sign...

And place the statuette of Reagan right next to my Mary statue at my home altar, and the magnetized Reagan statuette on my dashboard.

If only liberals observed Patriot Day with as much respect.

WWWD?

Apparently drive a brand new Volvo or so I leanred driving down River Road the other day behind such a vehicle sporting the WWWD bumper sticker. At least the real Wellstone would never have spent as much cash on a car much less one not made by American union workers. Part of Wellstone's legacy for me will always be that his most rabid supporters were much more ripable than the Senator himself.