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.
Lockerbie Bomber Walks
The terrorist who killed 270 innocent people by blowing up Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland was released from prison on grounds of compassion due to his terminal prostate cancer. Here’s the story. He was given a hero’s welcome by an exceedingly compassionate crowd when he returned to Libya.
