Agree or disagree with Senator Kennedy's

I agree

The man faced so much in life with the loss of his brothers and his family dedication to public service

A true hero for America and a better world in general

Lets not forget Mary Jo Kopechne who died in Ted Kennedy's car after he wrecked it and left her there. He should have gone to jail for that....

I think he said he dived for her but could not retrieve her...but I was not a witness as to what he did or didn't do...were you? I think he was probably drunk and accidently drove off of the bridge. None the less it was a black event...but does not alter his 47 years in the Senate...or the record of his accomplishments in the Senate...or the inherent goodness of heart...by all accounts...the man had.

There are lots of theories but the fact that he left the scene of the accident (what he was charged and convicted of) and did not report it right away speaks volumes to me.

It tells me that he was probably drunk.

he is not an icon in the least.

Well I watched the services from beginning to the end...a fitting tribute to the man.

Agreed. Kennedy was a degenerate drunk born with a silver spoon in his mouth. Why anyone considers him a great man is a real mystery to me.

AMEN!


Speak the Truth Brother.

Only two other people in the history of the United States have served in the Senate longer than Senator Kennedy. He was responsible for the passage of thousands of bills...300 of which he wrote himself. Many...if not most or even all...were designed for the betterment of the oppressed and/or the little man.

Please list your contributions to the United States and your accomplishments for your fellow man...or your contributions or accomplishments at all.

Sounds like someone is bitter he was born with money...

For someone that was born with all this money he sure looked out for the little guy...FUCK HIM IN THE ASS FOR DOING THAT!!! HE SHOULD FRY IN HELL!!!

I'm not sure the old... name your accomplishments that are better than this is the best of defenses in this case.

You make the assumption that Kennedy did everything he did for the betterment of the oppressed, I however believe he did everything based on political gain which completely lessens many or all of his supposed "accomplishments" for me. Most if not of politics occurs due to horse-trades and calling in favors. Longevity in the Senate is purely a product of his name recognition in Massachusetts and the lack of term-limits on representation, rather than him or anyone else being as important as they are made out to be.

BTW, our contributions to the United States Senate and to our fellow man far outweigh his or anyone else's. 1- We the People elect those that represent us. It is by our choice and our benevolence that they serve at our will. We do not elect them to speak to us, we elect them to speak for us. His or anyone's representation in the Senate or House is not all that impressive due to who they are, but rather because we chose them to represent who we are (which they usually are very poor at). 2- We the People fund all of this wonderful legislation that they pass. I would be much more impressed if the Kennedy's and the other "wonderful" families decided to fund this type of idealism with their own monies, rather than playing Saviors to the US and to the world with ours. That would be impressive. I would cannonize them for that, absolutely. It's much easier to spend someone else's money and then claim credit for it, isn't it?

2nd BTW. regarding Mary Jo Kopechne, depending on where you get the information, Kennedy either was slightly negligent or just downright guilty of involuntary manslaughter at the least. It supposedly wasn't reported by him until the morning after the accident (after it had already been discovered) and he had plenty of locations/opportunities to do so. It looks as if he knew his family connections were more important than being fully responsible for his actions.

"1- We the People elect those that represent us. It is by our choice and our benevolence that they serve at our will. We do not elect them to speak to us, we elect them to speak for us. His or anyone's representation in the Senate or House is not all that impressive due to who they are, but rather because we chose them to represent who we are (which they usually are very poor at)."

Exactly...and the people chose him to serve them for 47 years...the third longest sitting Senator...in the history of the United States. Outstanding.

You think he got that way clearly on merits? Wow.. what punch are you drinking? The Kennedy's have held that seat short of one person for a very long time (and the one person was because Teddy wasn't old enough at that point. He would have had the seat on name recognition alone otherwise and had another 4 years or so added to his so impressive record. Sorry, not impressive at all.

Senator Byrd, Senator Thurman, etc etc are in there from their name being more recognizable than their opposing candidate's. Hell, half those old guys are senile anyway. The other half are so out of touch with their constituency that it's laughable.