Charles has passed on to his eternal reward -- I know that faith was hard for him, my hope and prayer is that since it is Christ's desire that "none should perish", we all get a final chance at Grace on the way out. I don't think anyone ought to hang their hope on that, but it makes me feel better to add that to my bag of hopes for others, especially those like Charles that I very much admire.
He passed within a week or so of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain who were in AFAIK decent health and had much to live for, yet they took their own lives. Charles, living in a wheel chair with at least limited use of his hands had no desire to die, yet it was his time. He made a wonderful life out of living with what for many would be a a tradgedy that would very much limit them. The column by Goldberg does a good job of covering some specifics.
I especially liked this paragraph ... the whole thing is worth the time. Having just finished "Suicide of the West", I must say I'm intrigued by "The Remnant" (also since I'm in Isaiah in my Bible reading). Some info on "The Remnant" is included in the linked column. No doubt more thoughts from / on Jonah to follow.
This morning, I was on Fox talking about Charles, and I got a little emotional towards the end. I am fully open to the idea that my remorse got in the way of my clarity. But the point I was trying to make is one I am happy to reiterate here: It’s great and good that people are praising Charles. But it would be nice if more people on the right thought for a moment about why his insights and contributions were so valued. Charles came to play. He brought facts with him and he never went beyond them. He never caved on principle, either. In short, he didn’t pander to his audience. He told them what he thought they needed to hear, not what they wanted to hear. Moreover, Charles was never mean or conspiratorial or demagogic. There was not an ounce of cruelty in Charles Krauthammer, yet we live in a moment when too many people think cruelty is a form of strength.
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