Mass. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy dies at age 77

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BOSTON (AP) -- Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts, the last surviving brother in a political dynasty and one of the most influential senators in history, died Tuesday night at his home on Cape Cod after a year-long struggle with brain cancer. He was 77....

 

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[RoyalOrleans]

If you believe in karma and age old mantras like "what goes around, comes around", Ted's suffering, in the end, was recompense for Chappaquiddick.

 

Awww.... now the Democrats have lost their 60-seat majority in the Senate.

[timesjoke]

I think he in many ways was trying to live down his shame for killing that girl and then using political games to get away with it.

 

His completely radical socialist agenda was in my opinion his way of making amends for his horrible actions to society.

[RoyalOrleans]

I think he in many ways was trying to live down his shame for killing that girl and then using political games to get away with it.

 

Might I remind you of the old saying, "You lie enough and it becomes the truth." or however it is supposed to go(?).

 

At any rate, Ted had absolutely no remorse for killing that young girl. He could've taken the high road to retire to private life with at least a little dignity in tact.

 

Where is Gary Condit these days?

 

His completely radical socialist agenda was in my opinion his way of making amends for his horrible actions to society.

 

I have always believed Ted's radical socialist agenda was to avenge his brothers.

[RoyalOrleans]

On a related note: With the passing of Shriver and Teddy, I wonder if the Dead Kennedys will do a reunion tour???

[timesjoke]

Might I remind you of the old saying, "You lie enough and it becomes the truth." or however it is supposed to go(?).

 

 

There are many variations on that, my favorite is:

 

?If you tell a big enough lie and tell it frequently enough, it will be believed? ~ Adolf Hitler

 

 

At any rate, Ted had absolutely no remorse for killing that young girl. He could've taken the high road to retire to private life with at least a little dignity in tact.

 

Where is Gary Condit these days?

 

Gary who????

 

I do not think he felt bad about the killing of Mary Jo Kopechne, I believe he was trying to live it down with the public. And to a certain degree he was successful. There will be schools and stuff named after him, the President and a host of famous people will line up to sing his praises. A fancy funeral is sure to happen.

 

Mary Jo Kopechne is forgotten.

 

 

I have always believed Ted's radical socialist agenda was to avenge his brothers.

 

I guess that is possible as well, there can be many possibilities, but he sure seemed driven to transform America into a socialist playground.

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Awww.... now the Democrats have lost their 60-seat majority in the Senate.

 

 

They knew they weren't going to have 60 with Kennedy and Byrd not likely to be able to vote.

 

The Dems will use this as a rallying call as Kennedy was a long time supporter of universal health care, and will ram through a bill using reconcilliation that is named after Kennedy.

 

just my prediction

[timesjoke]

I don't see the blue dogs giving in, plus there are many other dems who know if they vote for this garbage it will cost them their next election.

 

In my opinion Reconciliation is a bluff, here is why:

 

They never had the full support of their own party or they would have just gone with their 60 votes a long time ago. They knew time was their enemy and the more of it that went by, the less support they would have for the socialist move so now they are trapped between a rock and a hard place.

 

 

So now they are back to their usual tactic of making the Republicans look as bad as possible and force them to offer something as an appeasement of the Obama administration. Obama has the pen that signs the bills and there will be future legislation the Republicans want to all this drama is really just smoke screen for their admission that they have failed.

 

 

But, they have failed in that too, the average American does not want this Government takeover of healthcare so this time the Democrats have actually made the Republicans look very good. And a lot of Democrats are going to lose their seats in the next election because of this ploy.

 

Reed when from having a lead, to falling behind in his polls for the election almost overnight based almost completely of his handling of this government takeover attempt. Do not believe for a second that the other Democrats are not watching what is happeneing to Reed.

[RoyalOrleans]

How much did Ted Kennedy save by going Tango Uniform before the Democrats brought back the death tax full force? Just wondering.

[RoyalOrleans]

I think that it would be totally appropriate to call the government option TeddyCare... in the spirit of Mary Jo Kopechne -- TeddyCare pretty much abondons you and lets you die, even though you could have been saved.