Wednesday, August 26, 2009

RIP Senator Edward Kennedy



From the AP:

Ted Kennedy: Senator, family patriarch, dead at 77

By DAVID ESPO (AP)

WASHINGTON — In the quiet of a Capitol elevator, one of Edward M. Kennedy's fellow lawmakers asked whether he had plans for a family Thanksgiving away from the nation's capital. No, the Massachusetts senator said with a shake of his head, and mentioned something about visiting his brothers' gravesites at Arlington National Cemetery.

In his half-century in the public glare, Kennedy was, above all, heir to a legacy — as well as a hero to liberals, a foil to conservatives, a legislator with few peers
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2 comments:

Una Walsh said...

Being Irish, from Belfast I will always remember Senator Kennedy With respect and gratitude. A true liberal champion

lostnacfgop said...

A flawed obit (the Only Kennedy to run for President and Lose? Something tells me Bobby "lost" even in the afterglow of California victory . . . .
Nevertheless, the story contains a fitting epitaph for anyone of a progressive bent, and clearly one that is right for Teddy:

"I believe there surely is such a thing as truth, but who among us can claim a monopoly? There are those who do, and their own words testify to their intolerance."