depart from what he felt was right. he had a code instilled by his immigrant parents, honed by army tradition and nurtured by more than half a century of marriage. he was also guided by conscience that unlike many never slept. colin was incredibly cool. people in public life tend to hypervent late. we open our mouths and the superlatives just gush forth, greatest deal, biggest disaster ever face each issue offered a choice between utopia and per dimpingts over the decades i sat in many meetings with colin where i could almost hear his eyes roll. when it was his turn to speak, he was brilliant at bringing over the moon claims down to earth and distilling what truly mattered from what did not. his effectiveness was magnified by his lack of interest in racking up partisan debating