Minneapolis Star-Tribune: “Paul Wellstone, an outspoken liberal Democrat locked in a re-election battle considered key to control of the Senate, was killed in a plane crash today in northern Minnesota along with his wife, daughter and five others.” [Scripting News]
From Michael Lerner: “Paul Wellstone was one of most principled and decent people to ever enter American politics. He was one of the very few elected officlals who remained true to his principles and who was not corrupted by the need to appeal to the rich and the powerful.
“And he retained a fundamental humanity and modesty that few have
been able to sustain in public life.”
