Michael Joyce, R.I.P.

A conservative blogger from Wisconsin really shouldn't leave the untimely death of Michael Joyce, former head of the Bradley Foundation go unremarked. You can find more eloquent and thorough tributes here and here. But as someone who has lived in this area for a long time, I am hard pressed to think of anyone who has had a more profound and positive impact on the situation on the ground. We puff up our politicians but their efforts all pale in comparison. Requiescat in pace.