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Sometimes bad things happen to good people. That is life and if you expect it to be fair, you are guaranteed a sad and disappointing journey. But those rotten experiences are often the crucible in which we learn the true nature of friends, family, and communities. Indeed, the darkest times are often when people shine the brightest. That is just what is happening for Darcy Burner, a true blue progressive House candidate from the Seattle area and Netroots superstar.

Yesterday morning, Burner’s house pretty much burned to the ground and while thankfully her family escaped without injury, they lost everything. That alone must be a pretty devastating experience. Now imagine trying to recover from that while a candidate in a hotly contested House campaign. Something had to give.

So Burner’s Netroots supporters started a fundraiser to buy her campaign some down time and her family a brief respite to get their lives back in order (or some semblance thereof). In just over 24 hours, they raised $85,000 and essentially bought the Burner family a couple of weeks to recover. Sometimes, when bad things happen to good people, other good people get their back. It is stuff like this that renews my faith in humanity folks.

(hat tip to Atrios)