[dancusa]

If Ted Kennedy drove a Volkswagon, he'd be president today.

[nonkultur]

If Kennedy drove a Volkswagon he would have been shot in 1976 or 1980.

[dancusa]

If Ted Kennedy drove a Volkswagen, he'd be President today

It floats.

The way our body is built, we'd be surprised if it didn't. The sheet of flat steel that goes underneath every Volkswagen keeps out water, as well as dirt and salt and other nasty things that can eat away at the underside of a car. So it's watertight at the bottom. And everybody knows it's easier to shut the door on a Volkswagen after you've rolled down the window a little.

That proves it's practically airtight on top. If it was a boat, we could call it the Water Bug. But it's not a boat, it's a car.

And, like Mary Jo Kopechne, it's only 99 and 44/100 percent pure. So it won't stay afloat forever. Just long enough. Poor Teddy. If he'd been smart enough to buy a Volkswagen, he never would have gotten into hot water.

[pt17]

If Ted Kennedy drove a Volkswagon, he'd be president today.

I am not sure about that. It is not clear that the Kennedy boys and their offspring (e.g., JFK Jr.) were all that bright. Wealthy, ambitions and connected, yes, but not necessarily bright. Even if Teddy had driven a VW, his stupidity would have probably tripped him up in some other way.