A few words about the Freddie Mac CFO suicide
David Kellerman, 41, the chief financial officer of troubled government-sponsored enterprise Freddie Mac, reportedly killed himself sometime last night or early this morning. Family members contacted police before 5 am after discovering the body in his Fairfax VA home. Lots of speculation and wild-eyed conspiracies already taking off.
Yes, Freddie Mac is in financial meltdown. Yes, other business execs have taken their lives.
Yes, maybe, Kellerman took his life out of despair over the state of Freddie Mac’s books.
And maybe he didn’t.
Life is complicated. People have turmoil and torment outside the workplace. As the Lupoe family murder-suicide case in Los Angeles showed, it’s irresponsible to blame bad economic times before all the evidence is in. As the accused Craigslist killer case shows, people are not always what they seem.
The Washington Post says Kellerman did not leave a suicide note. This news account says otherwise.
Until the police or Kellerman family say more, I’d rather not listen to babbling about “econocide” and Vince Foster paranoia.
Oh, and however this story unfolds, if Charles Grassley isn’t feeling a little bit awful right now for joking about suicide, he should be.
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A wise word of caution, Michelle. We should not rush to assume we know the reasons why here.
Er, that was agreement with your statement, not a contradiction. In re-reading what I said, it could be misconstrued.
The last thing we need is Dan Burton doing tests on a “watermelon-like” object again. My condolences to his family.
I don’t believe there is anything in life that can’t be fixed without resorting to suicide. I think it is the most selfish thing anyone can do to their loved ones. My prayers go out to his family.
Salt, isn’t that what she said?
In any case, suicide is never fun, or painless, and always winds up hurting the wrong people.
Yes, being a former police reporter, you always have to wait to collect the facts before creating theories. Many fanciful, if often intriguing theories, have been proven wrong with the facts are found. His death/suicide may have been unconnected to Freddie Mac
Yes, indeed. I was too terse. I was agreeing with her thoughts 100%. My comment came out awkward, hence my second post.
If David did indeed take his life this is so horrible for the family. My dad took his life and it was horrible for us all. God be with the family.
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It’s a terrible thing no matter how he died. Sadly, even if he did leave a note the conspiracy nuts will never believe it wasn’t planted.
My condolences to his family.
Whatever the reason, David Kellerman lost all hope. That’s the truly sad part.
My sister contemplated suicide many years ago. Thankfully, she chose not to end her life but to this day I cannot fathom the desperation one has to feel to consider ending their lives … obviously excluding those with mental illnesses.
My condolences to the family.
Despair is a horrible thing. Unfortunately in this climate its easy to assume there was professional maleficence.
I’d still like to know why there has been no investigation of the crisis that caused or exacerbated our problem last fall. Which coincidentally was around when this guy took over Freddie. Something shady happened, and nobody’s talking about it. I mean just for prudence sake, we should know what happened.
Very well put, Michelle. What a sad situation for his family. They will be in my prayers. Sometimes we are too quick to jump to conclusions and make fools of ourselves by doing so. Let’s not do that here.
We are living in sad times…God Bless this man’s family and friends. We many never know what torment he has been going through…but do we need to know?
I have only one thing to say about this:
VINCE FOSTER
It’s good of you, Michelle, to offer this word of caution.
My father committed suicide at the age of 47, and no letter was left with an explanation. It left everyone in the family blaming themselves. He’d been diagnosed diabetic, so I prefer to think it was diabetic depression.
Judgment should wait until the facts are in. I think that’s what Michelle’s point was.
Guess you missed this part???
This suicide saddens me not just because of how his family is affected, but because of how despairing this man must have been to do such a thing.
Whatever his reasons, I pray God blesses him and comforts his family.
And, that Barney Frank gets what he deserves for his part in the FanMae/FedMac debacle.
Michelle is right on this issue and I thank her.
The people who contribute on this site are above adding to a dialogue that will only hurt the family and friends. Leave that to the other sites. There will be many, but we can offer condolences and sympathy to his loved ones and prayers for him.
This man had a 5 year-old daughter, a beautiful wife, a lovely home, and a very stressful job, which he could quit any time he chose. I mean, he wasn’t forced to stay at Freddie Mac, was he? He could have gotten out of that madness and gone somewhere else! Why would a person end his life when there are so many other choices available? The only thing I can think of is clinical depression, which knows no logic and is a deep deep hole that the person sees no way out of. They are not thinking rationally at all. They are not thinking of their family, or how much they love their child, or any of that. They just want the emotional pain to end. I can’t think of any other reason why this man would do such a thing.
Until we have someone with genuine brass cajones running Dept. of Justice, the weasels will continue to get away with their crimes! Too bad Johnny Sutton wasn’t on the side of law. I know: Joe Arpaio for Chief Prosecutor, DOJ!
off topic…sort of. Sorry.
Emanuel Was Director Of Freddie Mac During Scandal
New Obama Chief of Staff, Others on Board, Missed “Red Flags” of Alleged Fraud Scheme
By BRIAN ROSS and RHONDA SCHWARTZ
November 7, 2008
abcnews.go.com
Rahm Emanuel’s profitable stint at mortgage giant
Short Freddie Mac stay made him at least $320,000
By Bob Secter and Andrew Zajac | Tribune reporters
3:18 PM CDT, March 26, 2009
chicagotribune.com
Spot on Michelle.
It sounds like a movie plot…
“You do this for us, and your family will be taken care of. Otherwise…let’s just say you don’t even want to consider the consequences should you choose not to protect the company…”
or,
“He’s getting ready to talk, and he knows too much already. Call “our friend,” and have him “take care” of the problem. And, make it look like a suicide!”
You won’t hear conspiracy theories from the lefties, though. Perhaps the more they deny, the closer to the truth it becomes? Nah!
I do feel great sorrow for the family! This man was way too young to die. It’s a real pity. I didn’t mean to come off so flippant.
I do not have the facts, but as an outside observer it is highly unlikely that he would commit suicide over this. Maybe for something else. He was not responsible for this and no blame would be placed on him. And let’s face it: colossal failure and irresponsibility is not a scarlet letter these days in the government.
If one really wants to hazard a guess, then one might suggest that he became the man who knew too much, thereby establishing a motive for murder.
I am in the industry and have witnessed pathological lying to cover up past mistakes and the true state of the enterprise. Again, I’m just saying: there is a lot of evil out there.
Absolutely correct.
And that cuts both ways.
Do not rush to speculate about a conspiracy.
At the same time, do not dismiss the possibility that the socialists/statists/collectivists that are trying to destroy our country just might have taken care of a liability.
It’s not “babbling” until investigators who have examined all – all – the facts have ruled it out.
Then, it is babbling.
Has anyone else heard somewhere, at some time, that police do not like coincidences, especially convenient ones?
Many year ago I was depressed enough to think about “ending it all”.
What stopped me was knowing how my death would affect my family.
I’m keeping his family in my thoughts.
Apologies for not first extending sympathy and condolences to Mr. Kellerman’s family.
It should say “years”.
We’re very glad you decided against that choice.
God bless you.
I hurt for the family.
There is one FACT about this way to end a life; It causes more problems (and pain) then it resolves.
That being said, if there is anybody out there reading this blog and thinking about ending your life, get help. Too many victims are left behind.
Suicide doesn’t happen overnight. It generally goes back 10, sometimes 20 years. He had to already be on the track for something
like “econocide” to occur.
My thoughts and prayers are with his family. Suicide is so devastating
without this kind of publicity on top of the loss.
Noted. If I ever mention Vince Foster its as a joke. I dont believe in the F.O.B. conspiracy theory. I do believe in the F.O.B. strange-but-true co-incidences though.
When a person reaches their limit, it doesnt matter it they have family or someone that relies on them or a tomorrow to live for. They have reached their limit, period. For all we know, this guy could have been a coke head (I’M NOT saying that AT ALL) or someone about to be indicted or someone who lost a lot of his family this year or a myriad of other issues….
But at the least, if you’re gonna go, then leave your family a massive insurance policy and then step in front of a bus or get trapped on a railroad crossing or something a little more non-obvious. Its not pretty to walk into a room where someone has splattered themselves across the wall.
#16…It more than likely was clinical depression and the same goes for this
death.
When someone considers suicide they turn so far inward that they can no
longer see how hurtful their death is to their loved ones. In fact, their deaths
are like a stone thrown into a pond. The ripples go on forever.
We have a sad history of suicide in our family and it tears at our hearts when
one of us hides his depression from the rest of us, preventing us from even
trying to help.
My youngest brother took his own life in 2005. He was 51. He is just the
latest in a long history of depression which is why I became a counselor.
Like someone said above, there may have been depression involved. Clinical depression (that is, physiologically induced), left untreated, can easily escalate to suicide.
http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2009/04/key-witness-in-presidential-passport-tampering-case-murdered.html
You don’t need to reference Vince Foster when there is Lt. Quarles Harris Jr.
txrose, didn’t see your comment until after I posted. I agree with you about the impact of suicide. Sadly, those choosing that option often believe that their death will make their loved ones better off.
Well said. This is terrible and tragic. I’ve had several friends take their own lives, and nothing feels worse than feeling like you could have done or said something to help. One dear friend in particular comes to my mind.
I feel for the wife and daughter and they’ll be in my prayers. We will never know the real reason. It is just a travesty when something like this happens and there is no one answer as to ‘why’. Life is complicated. Death can seem like simple solution. . . but it is irreversible if you are wrong.
It is being said of Kellerman that he had a strong work ethic and was an honest man. Wow. We know what that gets you in this climate. I am not going to get into any conspiracy stuff, but would a man who is moral and honest cover up any serious corruption that might have been discovered during the course of his employment? Just asking. That’s all. Nothing more.
A permanent solution to a temporary problem. Trajic.
I can empathize with his family. My mom… when I was 11…
Prayers and thoughts to his Family and loved ones during their time of sorrow.
Jesus will decide if he enters those pearly gates, I defer to Him.
And dont forget its not just the families that are affected. Everyone on the scene takes a little bit of it home with them too.
O/T
I used to work with a guy that packaged the bodies in VietNam for shipment back to the states. He used to tell me about and describe service members that had contracted unknown/uncurable diseases and they would be kept alive in sealed containers with the notation that they had been killed in combat.
Cubbie,
HUGS glad you stuck around
So how hard is it to make a murder look like a suicide? I would assume nothing.
Whatever. We are free to think and speculate however we please. Our common responsibility is to show respect publically for this family’s loss.
Suicide? Murder? Either way it is a tragic loss of a father to children, mate to spouse, and lover to lover.
Death finds us all. We just may not be very accepting of its totality in the secrets that Truth is so renowned for keeping.
Here’s to a great little family that now must remain open to an uncertain future that will for many years be beyond the grasp of their reasoning and memories.
Let us all appreciate our loved ones and the work we have to move us through this challenging place we live in for such a short time.
Aho! All of my relations.
Bear1909 out.
My condolences to the family. May David find peace.
My eldest daughter is going through depression right now and is on medication. She assures me she is not suicidal and I believe her. Still…no one ever knows what another person is thinking or suffering. My prayers too go out for this family.
…curiouser and curioser
God, please show him Your mercy and forgiveness.
Happyscrapper…Our oldest son. He assured me and assured me
that he was fine. He made me believe it until that early morning
call from the police. He has been gone long enough that the scar
tissue has formed but the hurt still sneaks up on you and slaps you across the head. He was military, based at, then, Carswell AFB. Now I know SAC meant suicide at Carswell. His death predates my brothers.
It left us reeling. We died when he did. We had to “refind” and
redefine ourselves without him.
It still hurts.
I am not trying to frighten you but never take her at her word.
Please understand that suicide does not happen during depression. It happens on the downswing or upswing. During
active depression, there is not enough “strength” to take ones
life.
You and your daughter and Cubbie are in my prayers.
I don’t want another family to have to go through this Hell.
As somebody who has a family history of depression and who has battled it myself, I totally disagree. Suicide has nothing to do with selfishness. This man may have been depressed about something. Depression is a chemical imbalance in the brain where one cannot properly regulate one’s emotions and feelings.
If this man had clinical depression, was he being treated or seen by a trained professional? Did he reach out to loved ones for help? Or did he suffer in silence like so many do?
The thing about depression and what can result from it (suicide) is that sometimes medication and therapy don’t work. Clinical depression is a lifelong condition unlike temporal/seasonal depression which is easier to treat. Sometimes, clinical depression is very hard to live with and life gets so overwhelming that you don’t know how to deal with it.
Those who commit suicide are far from selfish. They’re in pain and just want to have some peace. Family intervention, if timed correctly, could prevent this but it’s obvious that this man’s family had no idea what kind of demons he may have been battling.
Contrary to what many think, suicide isn’t the easy way out. Many people who’ve battled clinical depression and have had suicidal thoughts would tell you that. My prayers go out to the friends and family of Mr. Kellerman.
Help me out here… who was it that said US businessmen should follow the example of failed Japanese businessmen?
Looks like Kellerman took it to heart.
D’oh That’s right… Grassley
You said it well Emjem24. He may have been on an antidepressant that did not work for
him and he may not have realized that it needed to be changed. When someone says that suicide is the easy way out or selfish, I usually keep my mouth shut but I really am
tired of hearing that.
I have had would be suicides tell me that they thought they could kill the part that hurt
and then they could get up and go about their business. That they would then be okay.
These are people who have not succeeded for whatever reason.
We found out that our son was suffering from survivors guilt because of several things
that happened to him in high school and in the service. That was only one side of it. I
know him. I know that he wasn’t selfish and he wasn’t cruel anymore than my brother.
They just could not deal with the depression any longer and would not have done this
if they did not honestly believe that what they did was for the good of everyone else.
This is what happens when the serotonin level is unbalanced. Things happen in the
brain that would not have happened otherwise.
This family does not need to hear selfish or easy way out. All they know is that the
man they loved died. Their first thought after the shock wears off will be…why didn’t
he love us enough to stay with us or didn’t he realize how much we love him and need him?
Trust me…they will hear enough cruel remarks to last them a lifetime. That is just
what they don’t need, especially the children because suicide of a parent really does
affect the children. Anyone close to a suicide is at 50% more risk of suicide.
Until we’ve walked a mile in the moccasins of one who suffers from one of any number of types of depression out there, or walked in the moccasins of loved ones who witness the depressive and experience the helplessness that creeps further and further into their lives as it progresses, we do not know a scintilla of how this family may have suffered.
Going through it with both friends and loved ones, but not having been depressive myself, I learned more about resiliency and healing than from any set of experiences I have had the fortune to witness.
For all who suffer, find a way to get help digging through the substrata of your life (past experiences at all stages of life, looking at past generational stories, post-traumatic stress, sources of imploded anger, etc.). Develop inner resources for support during the upswings and the downswings. Develop your spiritual path and walk it. Become part of something bigger than yourself. Encourage your family to join in. Make it activity and action-centered to develop new muscle memory and intelligence.
To loved ones and friends who witness: work on yourself. Develop the inner resources to counter the “whipsaw” effects that time in the up and the downswing can bring into your life with such confusing and anger creating consequences.
Get some help so you can strengthen yourself to hang in there as this debilitating complex drains your mental, emotional, physical, material, and spiritual resources.
The best we can do is to help ourselves to grow in spite of this complex. I call it a complex because it is a system of interlocking neuropathways, emotional and mental models of reality, short and long term memory, and other things which maintain a steady state or impasse that freezes life in isolation, darkness, and perceive impenetrability.
It can be overcome. It is overwhelming at times. But dont be overwhelmed.
I survived 10 plus years of it. And came out stronger. Don’t take my word for anything other than that i have experienced it. I found ways that worked for me and mine.
Best of luck and blessings to all who suffer.
Bear1909 out.
Jet Jaguar, when my dad committed suicide, my brother and I had just moved our families out of SoCal to Iowa. He seemed reluctant to move out of SoCal so that my mom could be with the grandkids, and I believe he thought his loss would free her up to come with us.
I’m just waiting for the story that will never get printed…
“Neighbors noticed there was a loud argument coming from the deceased’s home hours before the apparent suicide. Many of them heard a loud Boston accent yelling ‘the people can nevew find out the fwiggin’ twuth!’ Police refuse to comment.”
Of all the things in the medical field, we face, the worse is suicide. Nothing you can do but let the family members cry on your shoulder, until they get it all out, and then listen. We document it as “comfort and reassurance”, though I think little of it works, at that time. Tough on us too, though we never knew the person. There is always that little touch of failure, that bothers us; sits there in the background of our minds. We cope with it, move on, but the day is never good. Condolences to the family.
With today’s forensics, pretty difficult, if they allow an honest investigation.
While I appreciate your perspective, Bear, and get what you’re saying, there are certain types of clinical depression that are very hard to treat. Believe it or not, a lot of people have told me that if you have a well-developed family/friend support network you’ll be a lot better off. Not always. Some family don’t want to deal with the diagnosis or the implications of depression. Some see it as a personal failure as a parent, relative, or friend.
I actually told my mother that I had been diagnosed with depression and she dismissed me. Told me I was lying. Even though depression was in the family history (a cousin had it). I was just making it up in her mind.
It takes an iron will and a positive belief system to fight depression. I’ve heard it all. Take medication- you’ll feel better. That’s why I hate the medical profession who’d rather prescribe than diagnose or actually treat the problem. Go to therapy- you’ll feel better. Not so much. Change your diet. No difference. Just become more physically active and you’ll be okay. Sometimes it works but it never lasts. Go to church- I’ve gone on and off.
Depression really made me realize that some family and friends were the most toxic aspects of my life. That conversation with my mother changed our relationship. It was probably the most honest I’ve ever been with my mother (I suspect I had depression as a teenager but learned how to hide it). I’ve learned that there are people who don’t know how to be supportive, be it family or friends.
If it hadn’t been for my husband, in-laws, and certain military friends, I wouldn’t know how to cope. Different strategies work for different depression sufferers. I keep busy, try to be positive, but sometimes the false hope of new drugs/therapies can be a major setback. The medical community simply doesn’t know how to deal with mental illness or even depression. This is why I’m deeply suspicious of putting adolescents on medication for depression if it leads to suicidal tendencies when perhaps other types of therapy would work better.
I would love to say that clinical depression is easy to fix but it isn’t. In many ways it’s like schizephrenia, which is also genetic (like depression) and hard to treat though many drugs and types of interpersonal therapies have been tried.
Bear, thanks for your perspective and I’ll give your advice some thought.
Emjem, my prayers are with you. It is a long hard fight and the better the
support system, the better chance you have. Just realize that you cannot do
it alone. I have a Mother like yours so please realize that some of our
relationships are toxic ( not to say your Mother is…if she isn’t). Sometimes it
takes a regimen to get your through, such as medication, diet and exercise
and yes, faith. Those of us that have had suicide in our families do feel a
sense of failure but you can get past that if you truly tried to help. I truly
believe that our son was literally born depressed in that among other things,
his birth was very traumatic for both of us. I do remember, myself, feeling so terribly sad that I did not want to live, as early as 6 and when I tried to tell my Mother I was called a liar and told that I had nothing to feel “sad” about. That hurts clear to the core.
Please talk to a supportive relative or friend. Please don’t try to carry the
burden alone. Please.
Prayers and hugs for you.
When it comes to family and friends, bottom line, they need to remain willing to be willing.
Exactly. I spoke of what worked in my family sitch and in countless other sitches where people came to me speaking of suicidal thoughts and nothing was working.
Sometimes it takes a fresh look at what the barriers are with even the coldest rejections and dismissals coming from family members and so-called friends.
And that is what is offered. Treatment is different from learning. I’ve seen meds work. I’ve seen meds fail. I’ve seen meds increase stigma in sufferers and I’ve seen great counselors and shrinks reduce stigma to near zero and help people get busy learning new things in order to cope….the kinds of strategies that eradicate co-dependent “iron will” strategies that sooner or later will fail to produce the desired results in sufferers and supporters alike.
I appreciate your willingness to share on such a sensitively personal subject. I’ve learned from you today.
Blessings.
Bear1909 out.
didnt take long for the msm to point fingers here
Those types are everywhere. Some people just can’t wait for the facts to come out. We all know some and in almost all cases, they should know better. I have friends who simply can’t accept that Obama did a good job with the Baersk piracy incident and come up with the wildest “facts”. They all start with “I know people who know people who were there”.
While I do have concerns about my daughter, she is very open about what she is going through and has talked to numerous friends and has gone to a counselor for help. He prescribed the medication and she is taking it. Yes, I worry, but there isn’t anything I can do personally except support her by phone and e-mail. She lives in another city. I pray for her. She is a strong Christian with a loving family and I believe she will get through it.
Had this quote been more foreseeable, I would have kept silent on this. I feel some responsbility for this and I’m sorry.
I do have to say that what was alarming was (1) the impression that the investigation did not rule out homicide and (2) it did not seem as if he would kill himself, given that the problems with the firm predated his involvement.
So why would he kill himself? It does not make sense.
I dislike the Clintons as much as anyone but the wild rumors and accusations about Vince Foster were both irresponsible and shameful. There was never any evidence that Mr. Foster was murdered or that he knew some devastating secrets about the Clintons. In all probability, he had a medical depression, something to do with some kind of chemical imbalance that is beyond my pay grade. Maybe the stress of his job added in some way to his decision to take his own life. Recall that Truman’s Secretary of Defense James Forrestal committed suicide by jumping out the window of his room in a psychiatric ward of a hospital. People have inner demons that we on the outside can not see. I always felt sorry for Vince Foster’s wife and children. They had a right to grieve without having to listen to the bizarro world stories of a secret murder by some Arkansas gang. They had a right to grieve without hearing the nonsense about Mr. Foster having a terrible secret about the Clintons.
It is best just to feel sad when someone takes his or her own life, remembering that person may be leaving behind children, parents, a spouse etc.
When I hear people descend into this nonsense, I feel sick to my stomach.
What the heck? I just read this whole blog and would never have made a statement like that based on what I just read. If 1 out of 50 commenters on an open blog like this did not get the message, that is such a low % it is not even worth mentioning. Unless I am trying to create something that is not there. Talk about missing the forest for the trees.
I miss my son and my big brother. I have two and he
was the youngest and always the one I ran to when I
was small. Thank God when he passed we didn’t have
to hear garbage. However, when our son passed we
did. There were some people in our town that decided there was some sort of conspiracy and all of that talk naturally got back to us. No family deserves
that when they are grieving. No one.
I doubt that the “reporter” even read all the comments here. They would say these things about Michelle’s blog even if NO ONE even mentioned conspiracy at all. Since most people just take these idiot’s word for what they write, they can throw in a bunch of libtard lies and get away with it. These people are morally bankrupt and sinking lower.
I am so sorry for what you went through and are still going through. This whole thing today must have brought it all back to you. I am including you in my prayers. God is in charge and someday we will have our answers. He has promised that.
I smell astroturf.
!@#$#!@$#
I think I posted first about the Vince conspiracy on another thread AND I DIDNT EVEN GET QUOTED! Now they’re just being sloppy in their research and are only grabbing the low-hanging fruit. I’m already P.O’d about Earth Day, and now I have been slighted by the media. I’m going to go turn on the lights in my closets to assuage my hurt feelings.
Very good. Of all the ways to die I would think suicide would hurt the family the most. The Kellerman family must be in terrible pain, grief and confusion. Hopefully they have strong neighbors and friends to keep the blood sucking media scum way from them–it can be done and I have seen it.
No he does not feel awful-Charles Grassley is a self absorbed narcissist incapable of empathy. He is slick, smart and capable of being just who you want him to be-but incapable of empathy. Catch him at the right moment and a chill runs through–something is missing. But he does surround himself with professional handlers-as smarter narcissist do. He reminds me a LOT of John McCain-except John McCain isn’t as smart.
This is really sad news. A wife lost her husband and a child lost her daddy. This may be completely unrelated to the economic meltdown at Freddie/Fannie. We may learn more over the next few days.
At any rate, my heart goes out to this woman and child. I’ll say a prayer for them tonight before I sleep and hug my wife and kids before I turn in.
My son’s friend’s Mom decided to take her life just a few weeks ago. She was found in time and revived. She did this at her daughters house for her daughter to find and was totally irate when she “woke up”. Her reason was that she was just tired of her life because it didn’t turn out to be what she thought it should have. There was no previous discussion of suicide, her feelings of failure, etc. and she was not on any medication and had not been diagnosed with depression.
I offer this because there can be no rhyme or reason why a person does what they do. IF there is no note then there will always be ghost of “what if” to those left behind.
My heart goes out to all those who have lost a loved one this way. I find it amazing that suicide has touched so many on this site, and on a couple of others I read. It seems to be more prevalent than we know…..
My prayers for the family, too.
Michelle, I want to compliment you for the outstanding readers/commenters you attract. Can you imagine if someone in Bush or Cheney family had committed suicide, the vitriol that would have been expressed by those on the left? I’m not suggesting this man was a lefty, but you understand my point, I’m sure.
http://www.wtop.com/?nid=600&sid=1657033
Hopefully that keeps the blood suckers of the media away from them. If they WANT to ever go back to that house is another question. A violent death is a mark down on residential property–it just spooks people.
Dr. Helen had a little blog this morning, that was applicable.
http://drhelen.blogspot.com/
My brother-in-law ate a bullet; I sympathize with Kellerman’s family. Stinkin’ shame.
He should be ashamed, but I doubt if he feels it. As for Mr. Kellerman, I’ll keep silent about him until I know more. There’s no sense in adding to his family’s pain.
Geez…..I quit thinking about this story about 30 seconds after first seeing it on the news. It has no bearing on my life whatsoever.
I’m sad today for those left behind because they will carry some kind of baggage from this for the rest of their lives.
Background on Mr. Kellerman & Freddie