observes the late Tim Russert received a funeral fit for a royal and media coverage along those same lines. And even though Russert could be about the nicest guy in person, his on-air legacy leaves an awful lot to be desired.
Lyons quotes The Nation's Linda Hirshman who says those who did the best on his show the past seven years--Donald Rumsfeld, Colin Powell, and Dick Cheney--were basically rewarded for lying on national television. The so-called "Russert test" wasn't much of a test at all.
It's not a good legacy.
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Here are a few pictures I took at Crater Lake National Park in southern Oregon today, including a couple of them from the historic lodge:
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