We are family: I guess a lot of long-time DUers are still here

[WilliamPitt]

Upon the passing of one of our saints, Kef, the guy who got us through 9/11 and so many other moments, the guy who dedicated himself to making sure the rest of us knew what was happening in the world, on this dark awful night, I see one bright thread.

In the threads started to honor our fallen brother...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=2924776&mesg_id=2924776

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=2382509&mesg_id=2382509

...I see a lot of names I have not seen here for a long, long time.

We get lost in the angry maze of politics here sometimes. We go after each other as if our picayune arguments are the alpha and the omega. A lot of people drift away, fed up or bored or annoyed.

But everyone seems to be coming home to honor a man who was the best of us all, a man whose tireless efforts kept us sharp, a man whose simple decency was so rare that its worth was and remains immesurable.

Welcome back, friends. I've missed you, and I am sorry that so sad a day is the reason I see your beloved names here again. But if Kef's passing has shown us anything it is that like it or not, there is a bond forged here. We are stronger together than apart, and our differences are small when held up to that which brings us together.

Kef would be very pleased.