Republicans are outraged that Democrats may "inappropriately politicize" the death of Senator Ted Kennedy to advance the passage of health care reform. And they're right to be, because there is absolutely no precedent for using the tragic passing of a liberal hero as inspiration for action on legislation of which he was in favor. Except for that time in 1963 when President Johnson went to Capitol Hill and insisted that no memorial oration or eulogy could more eloquently honor President Kennedy's memory than the earliest possible passage of the Civil Rights Bill for which he fought so long. We have talked long enough in this country about [...]