After several catastrophic health issues, progressive blogger Steve Gilliard passed away yesterday. He was only 41.
Steve was rather infamous here on the conservative side of the blogosphere for featuring a black-face Photoshop of 2006 U.S. Senate candidate Michael Steele (R-MD). Steele is a black man (so was Gilliard, obviously).
When one's ideological opponent dies, it's sometimes difficult, if not impossible, to say nice things about him/her. However, the nicest thing that I can say about Steve is that I wish that he hadn't died so young and suffered so much along the way.
Go with God (hopefully), Steve.
(Thanks to Memeorandum; Photo by Lindsay Beyerstein)
Poor fellow. He went through so much in those last few years; I hesitate to say that it did something to him other than the obvious physical distress, but I don't think anyone is really capable of the detachment it would take to shrug off that kind of cascading illness. (At least, I know I'm not.)
Posted by: CGHill | June 03, 2007 at 05:35 PM
Vaya con Dios.
Friend or enemy, disagreeing with me doesn't make someone evil. I may not have anything nice to say about his life, but I don't have anything vindictive to offer about his passing either. May his loved ones find solace.
Posted by: Tully | June 05, 2007 at 03:20 PM