Ted Kennedy

Well, I suppose we can now expect about 5 days of round-the-clock homage to
the late Sen. Kennedy. Still, when one looks back, it was one heck of an odd
legacy.
The guy starts out as the little brother of a couple of heavy hitters, sort
of the kid the family expects nothing from. Then, just as he's thrust into
prominence, he commits a crime that should have landed him in jail for at
least a few years and gets off, essentially with a stern lecture. Then,
after finally giving up on the whole Presidential idea, he spends 30 years
in which he damn near mastered being a US Senator. I mean that in the
positive sense, as the man learned how to compromise, deal and cajole a very
clumsy mechanism towards many good ends. Even for those that don't agree
with his goals and outcomes, it must be admitted he was as good at making
that body work as anyone, possibly ever. Like I said, an odd course, and a
hard one to reckon, overall. Thoughts?
Tom