| Tim Russert has passed away of a heart attack at just 58 years old. Shocking, sad, at a loss for words.
Many people on both sides of the aisle and all ends of the political spectrum have expressed both positive and negative opinions about Tim Russert through the years. I, for one, have always found him to be one of the the smartest, most reassuring and legitimate voices in politics.
I've grown up with him on Meet the Press and more recently have relied on him and the rest of the NBC News team for great political coverage during this historic presidential campaign. Ian and I have our DVR set to record MTP, but don't bother with the other Sunday morning shows - his is far and away the best one (though I do have a lotta love for Shieffer as well). And the election night coverage on MSNBC never disappoints.
On the night of the Indiana primary, Tim uttered the best line of the entire campaign saying, "We now know who the Democratic nominee is gonna be."
This is incredibly sad news and it will be very difficult to fill his shoes. Brokaw maybe? |
