Andrew Breitbart Dead at 43

In a bit of shocking news, conservative media icon Andrew Bretibart has died of natural causes, at the age of 43. Needless to say, I wasn't exactly a fan of a lot of his work, but my prayers go out to his family and friends. As for speaking ill of the dead, I think the old rules should still apply.

UPDATE: Not everyone agrees with this, obviously, but my point still stands.

UPDATE #2: I think this from Andrew Sullivan is important:

A man has died at a painfully early age. He has family and friends and colleagues. They are in grief.

Look, I 'm not in any way trying to whitewash Breitbart's record, and I remember his comments after Ted Kennedy's death, but there is something to be said for magninimity, and maybe this is because I have personal experience with the unexpected loss of a loved one, but his family and friends are in grief. We ought to honor that. Be classy, because it's the right thing to do. That's all.