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And for the record, my disgust with him has nothing to do with
his politics, but rather, the way he conducted himself in his "personal
life,"
and encouraged family members to conduct themselves in theirs. For
example,
William Smith was _probably_ innocent of rape, but literally under his
uncle's
influence, he found himself in trouble.

yet, you write about his "hiding his true persona" in a way akin to a
Klansman in a robe. Where the hell does that analogy come into play??
Really, if you are suggesting that he masked his foibles from the public,
that doesn't wash. Probably very few people in the history of the planet
have been scrutinized, for longer, than the Kennedy clan. If someone out
there didn't know of Ted's moral shortcomings, they have been in a cave or
something. So, what exactly makes the late Senator a 'pussy', hiding his
true self or purpose? I don't get it.
Now, that said, I never quite understood the Kennedy Worship that one sees
in eastern Massachusetts. It's sort of creepy, and the whole dynasty concept
gives me the willies. MA residents: is it a given that another Sen.Kennedy
will succeed the late Teddy?
Tom