I can sympathize. I'm currently in a desperate scramble for meaning in my life. If I were able to like a politician, had a group of people who liked them, and were moved to sadness by their passing, then you bet your ass I would mourn like that. Imagine running, wanting to slow down, but the pack of RGBs is spurring you to keep pace. So past tears and fatigue you demand more of yourself in the memory of the passed judge. I don't have the fortitude to maintain a friendship if it's not directly in the path of being at work or home - nor could I be compelled to mourn a prominent liberal. I'm envious of their ability to see meaning and emotion in RGB's passing and voting in November. They also seem really fit, I am looking respectfully at their quads and calves.