"If today is anything like the typical day of the past 3 years, three American soldiers will die in Iraq or Afghanistan, the Taliban will get a little stronger in Afghanistan and the civil war will continue to be enhanced in Iraq."
Alcee Hastings was an American politician and jurist who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida. Before Congress, he served as a federal judge and as a civil rights advocate. He remained a prominent figure in Florida and national Democratic politics until his death.