Today at the age of 58 Tim Russert died from a heart attack. One of the few mainstream media progressive journalist he always came prepared with the facts in the form of his target interviewee's own words.
Raised in a blue collar working class family he had a better understand then most of what families face in the world today. His family, friends, and colleagues will miss the man who all had come to respect over the years as someone that could be counted on for the plain truth.