We’ve been "reminded" by friends on the left that Ted Kennedy redeemed himself after that little mishap on the bridge, done a heck of a lot of good since for the down-and-out and that we should all be proud of this American as he joins most of the rest of his clan in the hereafter. Wherever they are, let’s hope that driving, flying, boating or skiing are outlawed or their companions are in trouble. I can’t even imagine Ted trying his wings out. But then it’s unlikely he’ll be assigned any where he’s going.
Sure, good ‘ol Ted abandoned his girlfriend with a few minutes of oxygen left to her in an air pocket inside a submerged Olds. After partying, and then driving off a bridge (that act itself should have been enough to disqualify the guy from ever holding public office again) this useless male freed himself, leaving 28 yr old Mary Jo Kopechne to suffocate as the air ran out. He rested at the creek’s edge, then walked back to the party house. One of his "associates" took him back to his hotel. Poor devil. When you’re in a hurry to find a alibi, it can be stressful. Sure it can. Then nine hours later and after conferring with political advisers and lawyers, Kennedy called authorities to report the incident. We rarely resort to crude language in this blog but in the case of Kennedy we think the guy is a cowardly so-and-so. There. Feel much better now.
After murdering Kopechne and escaping with a suspended sentence (connections??) Kennedy took a breather, re-emerged and was promptly re-elected. Wonderful country, the good ‘ol USA. She never holds a grudge. (Neither does Harvard - Kennedy was readmitted there after being expelled for cheating.)
What kind of real damage has this guy done since? As the National Review editors put it, "...he mistook power for wisdom, and he very often left things worse than he had found them. He meddled in Northern Ireland to no good end, contributed mightily to the politicization of the federal courts, sought to regulate and restrict political speech, appeased the Soviets, contributed to the American defeat in Vietnam, and attempted to apply the Vietnam template to Iraq. A child of privilege, he worked energetically to deny school-choice scholarships to poor black children in Washington, D.C. His ideas on taxes, immigration, and social welfare were reliably counterproductive."
That about sums it up for this evening folks. What more is there to say when a left wing rag like Time describes Kennedy as a "Palm Beach boozer, lout, and tabloid grotesque." Can’t argue with that.
Robert Craven
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