Comments on: Another aspect of Teddy Kennedy’s politics

By: methinks

methinks — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:16:07 +0000

Bruce Hoult,

That’s true.

His fans don’t like it because they believe government should control everything.

I would put myself in the enemies camp and I have no problem talking about it. I just find that helping to pass a couple of good pieces of legislation isn’t enough to overcome a lifetime devoted to the naked pursuit of personal power and the confiscation and spending of other people’s wealth (but never his own) in the name of some disadvantaged group or other.

By: Bruce Hoult

Bruce Hoult — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:27:46 +0000

I can’t verify this, but another site says that Kennedy was a strong supporter of the deregulation of the trucking and airline industries in the 70′s and that (naturally) neither his fans nor his enemies like to mention it.

By: Helen

Helen — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:52:55 +0000

That should be such a thing not such a think. I should not type so fast so late at night and check what I have written before posting. D’uh!

By: Helen

Helen — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:10:59 +0000

Such a think as translations, Charlie, from Greek into Latin as well as other languages. Many a saying from the ancient world started in Greek and has come down to us in Latin.

By: methinks

methinks — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 22:17:17 +0000

Kennedy was a cancer in the the Senate. I’m as sorry about his death as I would be about the death of any other little tyrant.

By: plumpplumber(balding)

plumpplumber(balding) — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:52:47 +0000

See, he knew for a fact that he wasn’t gonna be called on ANYTHING because of mwho he was.

By: Charlie (Colorado)

Charlie (Colorado) — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:44:30 +0000

pointing out that it was a Spartan who first coined the phrase “De mortuis nil nisi bonum dicendum est”

That seems sort of unlikely, that being Latin and all.

By: Barbara

Barbara — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:59:01 +0000

In the US, today is Womens’ Equality Day, though not really celebrated these days. In any case, I think it is a fitting day for Edward Kennedy to have shuffled off this mortal coil. Mary Jo Kopekne, RIP.

By: Robert Schwartz

Robert Schwartz — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:36:27 +0000

De mortuis nil nisi bonum dicendum est

By: tyouth

tyouth — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:30:09 +0000

God rest his soul.

We’re better off (cold, I know, but ture, and one wouldn’t say to those who mourn).

By: Marty

Marty — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:22:21 +0000

Good riddance to bad rubbish.

It won’t happen, but it would be good if the Democrats would take the opportunity to think about the moral corruption they brought upon themselves and their party by covering for and, later, following this guy. Chappaquiddick, his traitorous correspondence in 1983, his immigration bill in 1965, and many many more things that should be sources of shame. Good for them as individuals and as a party, and good for the country.

Never happen, of course.

By: renminbi

renminbi — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:39:37 +0000

I think myself pretty well informed,but I had never heard of this. I doubt if this is known by one in a hundred here,but maybe now the word will be spread.Thank you very much for this link.

I suggest that people here link this as a reminder of just how bad this man’s character was.