In one year...

I had no idea what day it was today. How quickly we forget.

It's been one year now since Paul Wellstone and several others were lost in a plane crash in northern Minnesota. Thinking about how the entire world, and especially the political landscape, has changed in that one short year almost boggles the mind.

I still miss Paul. I think our nation would be in a much, much better place right now if his voice were still among us. Many things have changed for the worse in America these last 365 days, and Paul Wellstone would have stood against them. He may not have prevailed each time, but he would not have rolled over as many of his colleagues have done.

Here's a link to a short retrospective in the St. Paul Pioneer Press.