Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Ted Kennedy Healthcare Bill

KennedyDon’t do this for Ted Kennedy; Ted did not want this for himself and he would not want us to do it for him. Do it to finish his work. Do it so that Ted Kennedy can rest, knowing that his work is finished and complete.

Don’t name it to honor him; Ted Kennedy never shunned honors, but he was not the typical glory seeker. Give the bill his name to signify that this is his work, carried on after his passing; so that his presence carries on in the cause of his life.

Give the bill his name so that people who benefit for generations will remember the man who championed the cause and changed America.

Unimaginable

I am by no means a young person, but since I have been politically aware I have never known a Senate that did not have a Kennedy in it.

This is the third Kennedy who I have watched be taken from us; not passing in the fullness of time, but taken. Good men all, giving of themselves to public service. Loved not only by their families but by the public they served. What a family, to have given us three such men, the youngest of whom came to be known as “The Lion of the Senate.”

1 comment:

  1. Um, I tend to disagree on the "taken" part in regards to Ted Kennedy (certainly applicable with JFK & RFK).

    As fractured and emotional as the health reform debates are right now, it would be fitting and proper if his passing would spur public & legislators into passing something that everyone could agree on. Sometimes it takes a kick in the pants.. maybe this is it for this legislation. We can only hope.

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