Posted on 05/21/2008 8:00:16 AM PDT by indcons
It’s not clear how long Sen. Edward M. Kennedy will be away from the Senate, but his absence is already having an impact on pending legislation.
First elected to the Senate in 1962, Kennedy is an indispensable deal maker and one of the chamber’s most skilled legislators. He is also the chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, where legislation will inevitably languish without a Senate giant on hand to negotiate deals.
With the 76-year-old Massachusetts senator in the hospital since Saturday, a major labor union bill for public safety workers is on the back burner, a higher education bill has been sidelined and a handful of routine health care bills are on hold.
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Democrats seem to love funerals.
I can only imagine how many times Hillary envisioned herself walking behind the caisson.
The liquor cabinet is empty.
Democrats and Fox Newz seem to enjoy funerals...Faox has been nothing but poor Fat Eddy for days.
That’s it! Hillary is the new Ted Kennedy! Senator for life! How’s that for a consolation prize?
No matter how hard I try I simply cannot feel sorry for Teddy. Sooner or later we will meet our Creator and Teddy has a lot to answer for.
Kennedy and Kerry in the Senate - altered their state name to Massoftwoshits.
Once Kennedy is no longer there — what becomes of Massoftwoshits?
Anyone with an idea?
Is Mary Jo in hell?
the communists did the same thing. use the dead as a hero to worship and emulate. “lets do it for ...”
best thing about a dead hero, is they cant come back to cause the ruling elite any problems.
Think "gated community", except that this one is only for relatives.
I would’nt wish what happened to him on anyone but his powerful far left whack leadership is done....
Wow, the Boston Herald web-site has stifled all dissent. Way to go Rachel, make this a One Newspaper Town.
Perhaps she should've considered the House; the Senate seems almost too Democratic. In the House, she could've done her time and risen to become the all power-wielding Speaker. In that albeit-theoretical scenario, there is even an outside chance of her becoming President, due to lines of succession.
Finally, the morons in Massachusetts are going to have to send someone else to Washington.
There's probably houses for the servants and gardeners, too, I would guess.
Robert Byrd speaks about Kennedy on the floor.
http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/index.php?cl=7901879
The Boston Globe Jr (formerly the Herald) ran a photo of Patches as a likely sucessor. Pardon me for being obtuse but he’s a resident of Rhode Island. But in order for him to inherit the Seante seat that is owed the Kennedy Crime Family we can look the other way. LET US EAT IT MASSACHUSETTS, FOT IT IS ICE CREAM!
I bet he is useing his HMO health plan like the one he forced on the public.
This Kennedy = Poster “child” for term limits.
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