"The Lion of the Senate" Ted Kennedy passes at 77

The Senate lost one of it's hardest working members in Senator Edward Kennedy. At age 77, "Uncle Teddy" as many referred to him, lost his battle with brain cancer. Serving nine terms in the Senate, Kennedy was a warrior. Repeatedly showing compassion for average men and women of the United States. Watching the news this morning, all but one cable news program are dedicating their shows to his passing. On MSNBC, conservative pundits Joe Scarborough and Pat Buchanan both noted, I paraphrase, "Senator Kennedy, being such a man of privilege was always there for people getting the shaft", and they continued to suggest "no matter how liberal he was, he was always prepared to reach out across the aisle. "

Many in America take advantage of the accomplishments of Senator Kennedy. It was his efforts that led to us celebrating Martin Luther King every year,
it was his efforts that championed Meals on Wheels,
it was his efforts that made the "Alternative Minimum Tax" law, it was his efforts that led amended the Voting Rights Act, and his longtime fight was for Universal Health Care for all Americans which became his hallmark issue in 1966. Being the last of 9 children, Edward, like his brothers Robert and John, he dedicated his life to the poor and disadvantaged. This from a family who had all the money in the world, yet in the essence of a true liberal, wanted to make everyone's lives better.






Rest in Peace Edward Kennedy, the Dream Shall Never Die"