How do you know the news has been really bad? You miss a guy like this passing.
Charlie Wilson was a low-down dirty politician. He was a drunkard, a womanizer, and he played with the nose candy. But compared to the rest of the Congresscritters, he was a saint. With Charlie Wilson, you knew what you were getting– no B.S., no smoke screen, no talking out both sides of the mouth.
Here’s a toast to Charlie Wilson, the only man to be inspired by Dan Rather.
