Category Archives: Government
Legacy
Obit cartoons are the hardest. Especially when it comes to Ted Kennedy. The Lion of the Senate was a good father to his children and a father figure to his nieces and nephews. Republicans like John McCain admired him and respected his willingness to reach across the aisle.
I doubt if Robert Bork shared that view. Kennedy said that a Supreme Court with Bork on the bench would mean a return to back alley abortions and segregated lunch counters. If someone on the right side of the aisle were say something that stupid about, say, Justice Sotomayor, to pull a name out a hat, he’d be outcast to the far reaches of wing-nutdom.
Anyone not named Kennedy who swam away from Chappaquiddick island would probably have served more prison time than the Lockerbie Bomber.
Toward the end he had a letter hand delivered to the Pope.
Uncommon behavior for a man with such a common touch.
I.O.U. for Clunkers
Car dealers have fronted Cash for Clunkers money so buyers wouldn’t have to clip a bar code and send it to the government for a rebate. So far the dealers are holding the bag.
Fly-over Country
House Democrats have asked the health insurance industry for detailed financial records. An industry spokesman called it a fishing expedition. Here’s the story in the Chicago Tribune. And here’s a WSJ analysis of congressional travel habits.
