The roof! The roof! The roof is on fire!

Today, noted Albertan Conservative Icon and one of Feynman and Coulter's Love Child's personal heros, Ted Byfield, suffered a tragedy when his Edmonton home was destroyed by fire.

The Western Standard Shotgun has their take up, with only a small number of kooky comments.

Colby Cosh has a comment on the subject, while Kevin Michael Smith's blog has apparently gone black in sympathy.

Update, October 5 2007, 6:14pm: That would be Kevin Michael Grace, not Kevin Michael Smith, who's middle name is Patrick anyways.