Conservative Donnybrook

Former Illinois Congressman Henry J. Hyde passed away this morning at the age of 83. A veteran of 32 years in Congress, Congressman Hyde is perhaps best known for his role in the impeachment of former President Bill Clinton. However, his most enduring work centered around his fight to preserve the culture of life in Washington, D.C. As a devout Roman Catholic he was a constant pillar of support for pro-life causes in Congress. In 1976 Congress passed the so-called “Hyde Amendment,” authored by Hyde, that forbids any federal funding for abortion. Congressman Hyde authored, co-authored and supported countless pieces of legislation that have had profounly positive effects on the United States. During the fall of 2003 I had the opportunity to intern for Congressman Hyde, who at the time was my Congressman, on Capitol Hill. I found him to be a kind man with an extremely high intellect who was not afraid of getting his arms dirty doing the work that had to be done to better the United States. The residents of the Sixth Congressional District of Illinois have lost a great man and representative. So have the people of the United States.

Réquiem ætérnam dona eis, Dómine,
et lux perpétua lúceat eis.
Requiéscant in pace. Amen.

Theives stole more than 400 kegs of beer from the Guinness Brewery in Dublin today. They managed to get away with 180 Guinness kegs, 180 Budweiser kegs, and 90 Carlsberg kegs. Guinness, Budweiser and Carlsberg? Having spent a fair amount of time drinking pints with Karl in law school I know that he has a penchant for those beers (well at least Guinness and Budweiser, but come on Carlsberg is named after him). My only question is where has Karl been for the past few days?