article_snippet: It was 'common ground, not rooted in abstractions or stubborn, rigid ideologies, but shared experience,
article_snippet: A common desire to fix what’s broken.
article_snippet: A willingness to compromise in pursuit of a larger goal.
article_snippet: A personal relationship that lets you fight like heck on one issue, and shake hands on the next -- not through just cajoling or horse-trading or serenades, but through Ted’s brand of friendship and kindness, and humor and grace.'
article_snippet: It's gotten harder to find people who enjoy a good fight as much as Ted did,' Ted said to laughter.