Edward Moore "Ted"Kennedy (February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009) was a United States Senator from Massachusetts and a member of the Democratic Party. He was the second most senior member of the Senate when he died and was the fourth-longest-serving senator in United States history, having served there for almost 47 years. As the most prominent living member of the Kennedy family for many years,..More than 300 bills that Kennedy and his staff authored were enacted into law. Unabashedly liberal, Kennedy championed an interventionist government emphasizing economic and social justice, but was also known for working with Republicans to find compromises between senators with disparate views. Kennedy played a major role in passing many laws, including laws addressing immigration,cancer research, health insurance, apartheid, disability discrimination, AIDS care, civil rights, mental health benefits, children's health insurance, education and volunteering.
I think that when you look over the record Senator Kennedy, for all his faults (and don't we all have them) has done more for our country than 90% of the rest of those in government. His ability to work to pass laws which have a positive effect Americans makes him very worthy for a Sunday Salute.
The work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives and the dreams shall never die.
Make no mistake about it! There is an organized movement against organized labor and it's called the Bush Administration.
Integrity is the lifeblood of democracy. Deceit is a poison in its veins.
It's now clear that from the very moment President Bush took office, Iraq was his highest priority as unfinished business from the first Bush Administration. His agenda was clear: find a rationale to get rid of Saddam.
Shamefully we now learn that Saddam's torture chambers reopened under new management, U.S. management.
The Constitution does not just protect those whose views we share; it also protects those with whose views we disagree.
Thus, the controversy about the Moral Majority arises not only from its views, but from its name - which, in the minds of many, seems to imply that only one set of public policies is moral and only one majority can possibly be right.
The Republicans are looking after the financial interests of the wealthiest individuals in this country.
For all my years in public life, I have believed that America must sail toward the shores of liberty and justice for all. There is no end to that journey, only the next great voyage. We know the future will outlast all of us, but I believe that all of us will live on in the future we make.
The following was a tribute to Senator Kennedy played at the Democratic National Convention.
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When I was growing up Ted Kennedy had the reputation as the underachiever among the Kennedy men of his generation. I think history will not judge him that way.
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