May 20, 2008
Bad news for the senior senator from Mass.
Senator Edward M. Kennedy was diagnosed today with what appears to be an inoperable brain tumor, and the news is filled with politicians stampeding toward cameras to praise the second-longest serving member of the Senate, junior only to West Virginia's Robert Byrd.
Speaking of the execrable Southern octogenarian, the footage of Byrd weeping on the Senate floor was cringe-worthy, especially the part where he haltingly said, "Teddy, I love you. And I miss you."
For Pete's sake, Kennedy's been in the hospital for about a whole day! It's a bit early to begin acting like he's dead and buried. And it's more than a little disturbing that Byrd suffers separation anxiety when away from his colleague for such a short time.
Byrd, whose pork-barrel legislative record and ego-driven penchant for having projects in his home state named for him, is an embarrassment, and this footage is proof positive that no man should spend that much time in elective office, feeding his insatiable addiction to power and prestige, afraid to let go and allow someone else a turn at the graft-and-corruption-filled trough -- er, Congress.
My sympathies go out to Kennedy's family.
Posted by Mike Lief at May 20, 2008 10:06 PM
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I am sad for Kennedy, it's a horrible thing for anyone to have cancer. Unfortunately, he's not quitting because of his illness. He's going to stick it us with his socialistic agenda until the very end.
Posted by: sonarman at May 21, 2008 05:23 PM