[peyton randolph]

And Edward Kennedy has turned out to be an able and accomplished senator.

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Where's the barf alert? Barone should stick to crunching numbers. When he veers into political commentary, we get cr@p like this piece.

[Slings and Arrows]

The Swimmer is able and accomplished - at passing truly vile legislation. He's evil, not stupid.

[Mr Ramsbotham]

And Edward Kennedy has turned out to be an able and accomplished senator.

I had to run to the lavatory after reading that.

[Bunkasaurus]

Michael Barone is one of the sharpest observers/commentators ever.
He is also smart and professional enough not to let emotion trump rationality.

[Hardastarboard]

Edward Kennedy has turned out to be an able and accomplished senator.

To (pretty closely) paraphrase PJ O'Rourke: To document the harm Ted Kennedy has done to this country would de-forest the continent.

[gigster]

That was as far as I read into the post, and I didn’t read any further.
What a Maroon!

[Boiling Pots]

Whether you agree with his lefty politics or not, he has been very accomplished, that is a fact that cannot be denied.

He has shepherded major pieces of legislation through the Senate in his 46 years as Senator, and has been, by far, the most influential Kennedy in American history.

[Hawthorn]

>> And Edward Kennedy has turned out to be an able and accomplished senator. <<

Certainly a true statement. Granted that you and I utterly despise Teddy and just about everything he has been “able” to “accomplish.” But that doesn’s mean Barone’s description is inaccurate.