Not being too familiar with everyone in the US government, I didn't know who Paul Wellstone was until he died. But having read the obituaries, it seems such a huge shame. An honest unionist politician in favour of universal healthcare, who made an effort to thank the Senate cleaning staff and learn all their names, and voted twice against war with Iraq, most recently when it seemed to mean he would lose his seat. How many lefties like that are there anymore? Plus, George Bush senior called him a 'chickenshit'. He must have rocked.