Bob Graham did his best work for the people of Florida | Editorial

Whenever someone as rare as Bob Graham dies, it’s an occasion to wonder whether such leadership is a thing of the past.

Graham, who died Tuesday at age 87, was as unlike a demagogue as a politician could possibly be. He was no phony glad-hander, either. Apart from the daring that it took to defy history and the odds to run for governor in the first place, his career was marked by such caution and moderation that an exasperated Florida editorial writer nicknamed him “Governor Jell-O” after...