Among the regular panelists on the show over the years; Pat Buchanan and Chris Matthews.
The show lasted on PBS for 34 years and spawned countless parodies, send-ups, and tributes.
My in-laws (may they rest in peace) never missed a show. McLaughlin may have been a cranky old bugger, but he knew how to do television, and he produced one of the rare shows that represents an era. He was 89 years old.
