Grady,
I'm sorry for your losses. If you need a partner to bash liberals to make you feel better, look me up.

>I seem to be emerging from my funk, so just to let you know.
>My wife passed away October 8th. The past few weeks
>have not be easy and I'm sure there will be the odd funky
>day from time to time. Nevertheless I plan to plow through
>the emotional moments and carry on being a grumpy right
>winger. It's the only way to be properly old. :))
>
>My daughter and I have been prepared for this by the
>doctors and nurses involved with her care, for a couple
>of years. Even with our readiness for the event, when
>it happened it still knocked the stuffing out of us. I've
>tried to figure out a way to describe how I feel and the
>best word I can come up with is 'abandoned'. Very
>strange, but somehow it seems to be the most fitting
>description.
>
>Nuff said.