Ted Kennedy was a morally flawed individual on a lot of things. He was a womanizer, an abortion right supporter, dishonest at times, and much much more I'm sure. To those sins, like all others, Ted will answer to a Holy God.
With all of the bad things, he also stood up for some very worthy causes for average people who didn't have a voice in the U.S. Senate. He played a major role in the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 which paved the way for people, regardless of economic status or race, to cast their ballot. In 1990, he helped pass the American with Disablities Act and then Family Medical Leave in 1993.
To be fair his legislative record, like most, contains both good and bad.
Thanks for this post. I remember when Richard Nixon died, President Clinton speaking at his funeral said that he hoped that liberals wouldn't focus exclusively on the negative aspects of Nixon's career but on his many accomplishments. As far as I'm concerned Nixon was a very competent and often brilliant leader who had some serious complexes. Kennedy should be afforded the same sort of balanced evaluation.
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Ted Kennedy was a morally flawed individual on a lot of things. He was a womanizer, an abortion right supporter, dishonest at times, and much much more I'm sure. To those sins, like all others, Ted will answer to a Holy God.
With all of the bad things, he also stood up for some very worthy causes for average people who didn't have a voice in the U.S. Senate. He played a major role in the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 which paved the way for people, regardless of economic status or race, to cast their ballot. In 1990, he helped pass the American with Disablities Act and then Family Medical Leave in 1993.
To be fair his legislative record, like most, contains both good and bad.
I was thinking about some of this yesterday while on my way home from work. I was listening to the radio and the guys on there were talking about the "good and bad" of the man. They talked about meals on wheels and ADA and such.
Then I remembered that Hezbullah provides healthcare and food to tens of thousands of poverty stricken people in places like the Gaza strip and Lebonon.
Mike, are you willing to balance the fact that they are terrorists who dont have a problem in the world killing women and children?
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What is Dr. Ezekial Emanuel's position on the late Ted Kennedy's treatments?
As Noemie Emery states in the Washington Examiner about Sen. Kennedy:
"According to the Politico, some of his drugs may cost $50,000 for one treatment, while the Obama plan relies on trimming back the expense and the scope of the end-of-life treatments given the elderly when they become very ill."
My more-than-rhetorical question for Dr. Emanuel is this: Do you consider these expensive treatments given to the late Sen. Kennedy a waste of the medical resources? Ted Kennedy's Senatorial medical insurance was funded by the federal government. These days few private institutions do not benefit indirectly or directly from the federal governments expenditures on medical education, Medicare or other programs.
So I ask again, we know Dr. Emanuel's general position against using extraordinary and expensive measures to extend the life of senior citizens. Does his position also apply to Sen. Kennedy's situation and is he willing to say that in public?
Senetor Kennedy was a great American patriot! He should be enshrined and beatified! I am appalled at what I am witnessing on nthis forum as insults, retribution and malignity are being hurled forth in the name of freedom of speech.
Hark my fellows do you hear the words of the Spirit...cans't thou not tell from whence many of you have benefitted from the soul of one, Edward Kennedy?
How is it that you can speak thus and thus of one so esteemed by his country men?
Quick......name another politician that could be DUI, drive their car off a bridge killing another person in the car, and remain politically unscathed with national TV accolades with a national hero's funeral. Anyone?
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Would he have been elected if just a local lawyer interested in politics?
The same question could be asked of George W. Bush, Al Gore and scores of others who are apart of American political dynasties. Nepotism runs through all sorts of strains in our society. I heard T.F. Tenney make an argument that it was a good and postive thing. In some cases thats true, but in others clearly not.
Matthew 25 through 35.” The Gospel of Matthew actually only has 28 chapters. He likely meant Matthew, chapter 25, verse 35, as that was verse that he subsequently quoted.
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