A good thing from the eulogies

[nancylebov]

This afternoon on NPR, a senior Republican congressman (I don't remember his name) said one reason Ted Kennedy was a pleasure to work with was that he know so much-- you can't compromise unless you know specifics. If all you've got is bumper sticker slogans, you can't work anything out.

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[womzilla.livejournal.com]

I remember in my extensive reading about JFK many years ago that his opponents in the Congress often took him for a shallow rich pretty boy, and then he'd start asking question in committee, from memory, which demonstrated incredibly detailed knowledge of the subject at hand.

[nancylebov.livejournal.com]

What caught my attention was not just that he knew a lot, or that knowing a lot is a good thing, but the new (at least to me) idea that knowing a lot is essential for working with people, at least if you've got more than one knowledgeable person in the mix.

[bruhinb.livejournal.com]

I'm glad I know you in person. If I only knew you for your work, I'd be confused about why you seem to be denigrating "bumper sticker slogans." ;-D