Ted Kennedy Exits

With the passing of Ted Kennedy, Obama loses certainly the most effective liberal Senator, if not overall. Obama would have benefitted greatly from having a robust Ted Kennedy in the Senate during the health care battle.

The NY Times has a major piece here.

I did learn something significant from the NY Times article. I was not aware that Senator Kennedy has served in the army during the Korean war. Also, has family got him a cushy job, similar to President George W. Bush during Vietnam. From th times article:

Suddenly draft-eligible during the Korean War, Mr. Kennedy enlisted in the Army and served
two years, securing, with his father’s help, a cushy post at NATO headquarters in Paris. In
1953, he was discharged with the rank of private first class.

Dan Rather lost his career because he became obcessed with Bush, instead of reporting the facts. Its not just liberal journalists like Rather, but all journalists take sides instead of reporting the news. Maybe Rather should have reported on how most if not all powerful familes kept their kids out of war, Bush, Kennedy, all of them.

The public might today believe the media when they talk about Republican BS on health care, like death squads, if they attaked all politicians with the same vigor, not just those with opposing views.