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Strom Says Good Night

Wow, they're dropping like flies this week — now it's the radio stations of South Carolina queuing up the funeral music. Here's the headline from the [Columbia, S.C.] State:

Great South Carolina politician, Strom Thurmond, 100, dies

Well, now. If you mean "great" as in notable, I can't quarrel with that. If you mean "great" as a synonym for "succesful" — well, his record speaks for itself. But if "great" means a man to be held in high esteem ... well, sorry. No sale. His record speaks loudly — too loudly — on that score as well, and no amount of naming lakes and courthouses after him can drown it out.

Posted by Greg Greene at June 27, 2003 02:54 AM