I don't know if any of you saw the Paul Wellstone Memorial Service on Monday night, but toward the end, it became a loud, raucus Democratic election rally.
Trent Lott and Jesse Ventura, who had come to the service to pay their respects, were booed by the crowd as they were seated. Dick Cheney was asked by the family not to come as a representative of the Bush administration, because they knew the "service" would become a campaign rally and would be very uncomfortable for the Vice President.
The death of Paul Wellstone and the others was indeed tragic. I think everyone in this state respected the man and his commitment and willingness to stand alone against the machines of politics, even if they disagreed with his liberal views. I just think that it was disrespectful to turn a service or remembering all the victims into a rally for Walter Mondale, who will be 82 at the end of his term if he wins next week.



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