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Losing a pal — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 05:38:00 +0000

[...] Aflux wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptLosing a pal June 18th, 2008 by MICHAEL GRANT Could anyone be a Tim Russert? I think so, but it wouldn’t be easy. Whoever tried it would have to forfeit possession of all personal time. All available time, 24/7, would be allocated to three relationships: work, family, and friends. Then, you would have to acquire several hundred associates and friends, call them all “pal,” and really mean it. Such a commitment to people, I think, can arise from one of only two places. One, Russert felt th [...]

By: joegandelman

joegandelman — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 02:46:49 +0000

How wonderful of you to write about Otto Bos and to get something like this on the internet. I have mentioned him in passing in some posts on Pete Wilson but your post hits it on the head. When I worked with you on the San Diego Union I was in the Big Brother program and my Little Brother (who is now 37) wanted to go to Washington. Our big trip was going there. He was about 14. Otto heard I was coming out and insisted that we meet him at Wilson's office, and meet Wilson. He spent a LOT of time with me and LB Thomas and took us to the Senate dining room. He was one of a kind. And, as you noted, he was a very very special kind of journalist when he was a journalist, and as a political advisor he was top of the line. Many say that once Otto died Pete Wilson's political ear became a tin ear and his career went south. I believe that as well. I still think of and mourn Otto, who was so wonderful to me in interacting with me as a San Diego Union reporter (when I would call him on stories) and as a human being when i visited Washington. Like you, I smile when I think of him but also feel a knot in my stomach, a knot of grief wishing he hadn't left us so soon.