Thank you so much for posting this. Too often as great young conservatives leaders emerge, we tend to forget about the giants upon whose shoulders we stand. Reed was such a giant. In the words of Churchill re: the Battle of Britain, he "stood alone until those who were half-blind were half-ready." Good man. Great loss.
I had one personnal interaction with Mr. Irvine. I was calling a local talk show about an item that appeared in an AIM report. I couldn't find the report so I called AIM's office to get the official numbers. The first person I got was not familiar with the information. The next thing I knew I was transferred and was talking directly with Mr. Irvine. He was very gracious and answered all my questions. I was really impressed that he would take the time to talk to a "nobody."