Ted Kennedy - Gone But Never Forgotten

I was awakened this morning by our clock radio. It's tuned to the local NPR affiliate. They were doing a retrospective of the life and accomplishments of Senator Edward Kennedy. Immediately I knew he had died.

It seems that the media never does this kind of thing until you are gone and that's unfortunate. A man like Kennedy, who has been a fixture in American politics since I was a kid should have been better appreciated while he was living. Luckily, the voters in Massachusetts knew how good he was and kept reelecting him to the Senate. Lucky for America, too. He was a real liberal voice in a sea of mealy mouthed moderates.

We will all miss him.