Apparently, The Golden Rule has its limitations and exclusions. Some people are a pre-existing condition not subject to coverage.

Wesley Donehue has an admirably eloquent remembrance of a college friend who collapsed and subsequently died of a brain aneurysm at 21. He explains:

It was a long week of surgeries and ups and downs. Connie lost the fight and died at the age of 21, eight years ago this week.

I carried Connie’s casket as a pallbearer and the white gloves I wore still lie in my sock drawer. They make me think about Connie everyday, but its right after the Vandy game that I really start reflecting on life.

This website doesn’t exist for me to talk about my feelings or my personal life. It’s here to talk about politics. That’s why I’m sharing this story.

Recently it seems like everyone is stirring up crap for no other reason but to spew hate. Most of it doesn’t accomplish anything real. Many people just hunger for drama and those sorts of people are drawn to politics and power. While the Internet has given a voice to many who want to contribute to the debate, it has also unfortunately given a voice to trolls who have nothing else to do but to attack. And its not just in politics. It’s everywhere.

Maybe today instead of being a troll, you should think about life a bit and how short it is. Quit being an idiot. Live life and have fun.

Waldo (who's been called a troll- and worse- by SC Republican consultant bloggers and activists) knows where Donehue's coming from. Waldo's been mourning hundreds of friends and colleagues for close to thirty years.

He'd need a whole chest of drawers for the artifacts of friends' funerals. For Mr. Donehue and his candidate clients, that must be different somehow. A lesser grief. A manufactured memory. Bogus in every way.