My Thoughts on the Late Senator Ted Kennedy

Yes, it has been awhile since I posted to my blog. Sad news for some, as I'm still alive and kicking. Life has just been busy and gotten in the way. Back to the subject of this post.

As I'm sure that you are all aware of by now, Senator Ted Kennedy, "The Lion of the Senate" has passed on from brain cancer.

The burning questions that are on the minds of many from coast to cast and in capitol cities of the world are: Is Ted Kennedy finally sober for the first time in over 60 years? Does being embalmed count as still being pickled? Actually, I heard that the late Senator won't be embalmed as there is still enough alcohol in his body to meet the legal requirements for burial.

Ok, yes I know those were bad. So am I and I'm damn good at it. That is original humor that came to me a bit ago. I don't think of it as saying anything bad about the Senator, but more poking fun at the facts of his life.

Though I have never been a fan of the Kennedy clan, my mother taught me to not speak ill of the dead. Well, at least not until they are buried. So struggling to come up with something good, I'll say, "He dressed nice".

Then again, I do have some nice things to say about Mr. Kennedy. Not that it mattered to anyone, but he and I disagreed on most subjects. This meant nothing to him as I've never been a constituent or donor and we've never met. My opinion meant nothing to him.

Which is sad in a way as I had a lot of respect for Senator Kennedy. I respected him because he stood up and fought for his beliefs.

He believed in civil liberties, civil rights, better health care for all, safe working conditions and better education. His beliefs were the core beliefs of the Democratic Party. Senator Kennedy campaigned, fought and voted for his beliefs for almost 50 years. I have to respect a man who fights for his beliefs even if I don't agree with them.

No, I'm not against civil rights, etc. However, I don't believe in the socialist, nanny state that is the goal and result of his work. Even worse, I expect President Obama and the Democratic leadership in Congress to use Senator Kennedy's death to push that ill-thought health reform bill through Congress, as "This is what Teddy would have wanted."