Even though I was involved in Sander Levin's campaigns against him [[both of which came down to the wire), I always liked and respected Bill Milliken. As indeed did Sandy, and most other Democrats I knew. As many here have noted, Milliken was the very symbol of a less rancorous and divided era, when there was a general consensus on many of the things we stood for and we were all trying to achieve. A day when moderate Republicans still walked the earth and governed with care and compassion in addition to fiscal rectitude. Alas, those days seem to have passed, hopefully not forever, but seemingly for the foreseeable future. I hope that William Milliken, and the way in which he governed in what he saw as in the best interests of all the people and not just those who supported his party, will not be forgotten though.