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Sen. Ted Kennedy dies at 77
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And a lot of the circumstances in 1980 where of Carter's own making. Even then Reagan had to pander to the racists and spread vile rumor about a "October suprise" .
Kennedy might have had it different. He sure as hell would have fought back, tooth and nail.
That is a sweet fantasy. Canada except bigger and richer.
This is really fucking sad. I didn't even have any idea how much he'd done in the Senate and how many bills he pushed through until I read the NYT obit....important ones, too, not just The Rainbows are Pretty Act of 1985. It's jarring to lose someone as effective as that, especially during this time where we're as close to healthcare reform as we've ever been.
I am certain his death will be a huge bludgeon against the opponents of reform, but honestly, I doubt that it will serve to be as potent against the nutters as needed. I mean, Fox need only (and has been) focus on the womanizing, the alcoholism, and Chappaquiddick to lessen the impact and significance of his death after a long (Reaaaally long, considering the severity of the tumor) battle with brain cancer. Which is, of course, deplorable, but this is all that is needed to keep the anti-reformers content with themselves in dismissing just what Teddy's death means.
He will be missed
72 was ridiculous.
He was an incumbent. Before Carter you had to go to Hoover and the depression for a one term president.
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I think Ted Kennedy's career speaks for itself.
Day to the date of his apperance in the Democratic Convention.
Wow. At least he got a last dance.
Thank you for linking that AH.
He may not have deserved his seat early on, but he'd more than earned it by the time he died.
This made me sadder than I thought possible. For some reason I wasn't even expecting it, despite the fact that it was all but a forgone conclusion. Man.
His son's Congressional office is a few blocks away from me, I may stop by to pay my condolences despite the fact that Pat is in (cough) rehab right now. Any other DC PA'ers planning on doing the same?
Ouch.
That's way worse than the 'lolbama death panels couldn't get Ted' joke I was gonna force.
Ultimately he's irreplaceable. We'll elect a liberal here in Massachusetts to take his seat. If we get really lucky it'll be someone who looks to Teddy's example and has courage and strength of conviction. And he or she might even aspire to someday to be as capable a legislator. But no one could replace the Lion.
Only because he was the incumbent. RFK beats him in 1968 if he wasn't assassinated. Teddy would have beaten Carter and probably Reagan in 76 and 80 if not for you-know-what Yeah Pat unfortunately has all his father's faults and few of those attributes that made him Great.
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He was just a Kennedy in the Senate to me.
Indeed, and it's going to bite them in the ass now.
Now, maybe I just like to be conspiratorial, but they couldn't have ended their little feature before that screen? They had to end it on that?
Frank might be too much of a firebrand for the Senate. I think it'll either be a Kennedy (Joe probably) or Delahunt.
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Kennedy was a firebrand, so shouldn't be a problem.
Your comment about the Civil Rights Act reminds me that all the segregationists are still out there.
If Joe Kennedy comes back, the Repubs will go nuts, especially if he gives a shoutout to Venezuela. We should do it.
Hell, I would pay anything to see a Barney Frank/ Joe Kennedy administration.
Frank will be spun into the seat through use of "Look! He's the first openly gay Senator!" to gather him votes from the rest of the liberals. I tried to vote that idiot out of office in '08 but yeah, this is Mass, I knew it was a losing cause.
Actually, he'll probably just use footage of that town hall. Seriously, we love it when he does that shit.
What exactly do you find disagreeable? I say this because he's certainly one of the more well-spoken and fast-witted senators.
"There is not a man of us who does not at times need a helping hand to be stretched out to him, and then shame upon him who will not stretch out the helping hand to his brother."
Poor Kennedy. If he is anywhere now I hope it's a place where he can meet his family.
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Rest in peace mr Kennedy, looks like you were well liked.
Frank is still a little too "out there" and a firebrand to hold onto a Senate seat. He's more of a firebrand than Kennedy, much more. Kennedy generally tended to try to work with Republicans when the opportunity and will was actually there. Frank has no interest in appealing to anyone other than his base. It makes it much hard maintain control in an election for Statewide office than in an individual, more local district where people are more familiar with him.
Anyway, to the main subject, I just saw this on the news when I got up this morning. I did not expect this so soon. Kennedy really was one of the last of dying breed of politicians. A twentieth and twenty-first century political icon has been lost and will be missed.