Ted Kennedy died this am. The last of the Kennedy brothers, and shortly after his sister. There will be volumes of commentaries about this flamboyant person for the next few days.
What will be interesting to see if Mass. changes its law to permit the appointment of a replacement instead of waiting to election time. Obama may need the vote for any Health Care Plan.
If there is an appointment will the seat be treated as a family inheritance. Very possible
Undoubtedly there will be a tendency to deify him. Hopefully. people will remember that he was a mortal with all the faults and many virtues common to all of us.
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Yes, Doc,
ReplyDeleteTed Kennedy was a deeply flawed individual (like most of us) and, undoubtedly, the press will focus on some of the more salacious aspects of his life (Chappaquiddick, divorce, alcoholism, various scandals involving some of his nephews), but we should also remember that much of his public life was dedicated to serving us, and helping the weakest among us.
Caught the memorial provided by CBS. Focused on his life as a whole, as well as reminded me that there are good politicians out there. Indeed, Mr. Kennedy was from that rare school of politicians who actually only wanted to serve the people - and was successful. He should be missed.
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