Martyred, Jack and Bobby gave Ted a free pass to the Senate for the rest of his life.
You really can't absolve the Massachussetts electorate on this.
Absolve'em? Hell I practice the Maine technique of charging Massholes double for everything. We need and take their money all summer long .... ain't nobody says we got to be nice about it ... otherwise the miserable, loud, and utterly obnoxious Massholes might be encouraged to move here!
The only good news is for New Yorkers. They have moved a notch off the bottom of everyone's Sierra Hotel India Tango list.
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