Filed under: Afghanistan Journal
FORWARD OPERATING BASE SALERNO, Afghanistan -- Jouncing along a dusty road the other day in one of the huge armored trucks called MRAPs, built to protect troops from bomb blast, I had a sudden vision of Ted Kennedy's intense blue eyes boring into mine.Filed under: Senate, Health Care
Filed under: Ted Kennedy, The Capitolist
The Boston Red Sox honored Sen. Ted Kennedy at Fenway Park last night before facing the Chicago White Sox. Players for both teams lined the field and removed their caps for a moment of silence honoring the late senator, followed by a single bugle playing taps....Filed under: Senate, Ted Kennedy
Filed under: The Capitolist
From his desk in the back of the Senate chamber, Ted Kennedy introduced more than 2,500 bills and co-sponsored thousands more. He cast more than 15,000 votes and delivered hundreds of speeches, some so loud and fiery that an aide once had to leave the chamber to save his ringing...Filed under: Gay Rights, National Security, The Capitolist
As much as Sen. Ted Kennedy's death leaves a void in the health care debate, his voice will be doubly missed on other issues where finding consensus is equally, if not more, difficult and finding the...Filed under: Democrats, Republicans, Health Care, Ted Kennedy, Obama Administration
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has officially declared his support for changing current Massachusetts law in order to quickly fill Sen. Ted Kennedy's vacated seat. As I wrote a few days back, an ailingFiled under: Barack Obama, Ted Kennedy
Below is the full text of Barack Obama's eulogy for Senator Edward Kennedy:"Mrs. Kennedy, Kara, Edward, Patrick, Curran, Caroline, members of the Kennedy family, distinguished guests, and fellow citizens:
"Today we say goodbye to the youngest child of Rose and Joseph Kennedy. The...
