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Pondering a Congress without Kennedys
The Boston Globe ^
| February 13, 2010
| Michael Levenson
Posted on 02/13/2010 6:24:48 AM PST by Malone LaVeigh
Patrick Kennedys unexpected decision not to seek reelection to the US House prompted widespread reflection yesterday on how swiftly the political climate had changed, from the adulation for Edward M. Kennedy after his death to the voter fatigue that has helped end the familys decades in power.
With Patrick Kennedy bowing out amid dismal poll numbers, some read the shift as a measure of the declining political cachet of the family name. Others say it goes deeper, reflecting the fading popularity of the activist federal government the Kennedy family has long championed.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 111th; kennedy; kennedyfamily
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Comment #21 Removed by Moderator
To: Malone LaVeigh
'Pondering a Congress without Kennedys'
Well, first off, the liquor bill will go down dramatically.
Secondly, the streets will be safer to drive on.
And lastly, all women in the DC area can breath a sigh of relief.
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posted on
02/13/2010 6:48:54 AM PST
by
Condor51
(The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits [A. Einstein])
To: Malone LaVeigh
When Patrick Kennedy clears out his Capitol Hill office after eight terms...A daunting task, to be sure....
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posted on
02/13/2010 6:49:59 AM PST
by
randog
(Tap into America!)
To: Malone LaVeigh
Now there is someone I hadn’t thought of in years. Maynard G. Krebbs. Not sure about the spelling of last name.
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posted on
02/13/2010 6:54:27 AM PST
by
animal172
(Can a girl with a mole on her face be happy married to a gopher?)
To: Da Coyote
Don’t forget Murtha left office too. That should be good for a couple of IQ points.
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posted on
02/13/2010 6:56:04 AM PST
by
sgtyork
(The secret of happiness is freedom, and the secret of freedom, courage. Thucydides)
To: Malone LaVeigh
Ponder schmonder:
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posted on
02/13/2010 7:00:28 AM PST
by
Albion Wilde
(Liberals love the poor so much they came up w/ a plan to create millions more of them. - Ann Coulter)
To: Huskrrrr
"Perhaps some of the Kennedys are actually going to work for their salary."Reminds me of the final scene in the movie "Authur".
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posted on
02/13/2010 7:00:32 AM PST
by
magellan
To: Da Coyote
Don’t forget Murtha left office too. That should be good for a couple of IQ points.
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posted on
02/13/2010 7:02:15 AM PST
by
sgtyork
(The secret of happiness is freedom, and the secret of freedom, courage. Thucydides)
To: sgtyork
Dont forget Murtha left office too. That should be good for a couple of IQ points.Not to mention the nation's obesity epidemic. Especially in the head area.
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posted on
02/13/2010 7:04:09 AM PST
by
Albion Wilde
(Liberals love the poor so much they came up w/ a plan to create millions more of them. - Ann Coulter)
To: animal172
Careful, we're showing our age!
I always thought Maynard was Bob Denver's best character, better than Gilligan.
To: Malone LaVeigh
The fading fortunes of the Kennedy family seemed to reflect the changing political landscape that has imperiled President Obamas agenda in Washington, Dallek said. Symbolically, he said, it may speak to this shift away from an interest in federal activism in pursuit of social reforms.No, Robert.
There never was an "interest in federal activism in pursuit of social reforms". This has pretty much been a conservative country from the post-Kennedy LBJ era forward.
This is why liberal "historians" such a Dallek, Schlesinger, Kearns etc make such lousy analysts.
They can't get their heads out of the ass of Camelot.
To: Malone LaVeigh
One thing our Founding Fathers feared was the establishment of an aristocracy. They wanted a citizen Congress not some hereditary peerage.
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posted on
02/13/2010 7:11:45 AM PST
by
The Great RJ
("The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money." M. Thatcher)
To: Malone LaVeigh
I have no problem with families having a tradition of political service...if the families in question are—and stay—up to the job. Anybody really want to argue that the Kennedys, especially the current generation, well, let’s be honest, especially Patrick, were up to it?
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posted on
02/13/2010 7:15:15 AM PST
by
RichInOC
(No! BAD Rich! (What'd I say?))
To: cotton1706
Hopefully soon well have a congress without a Byrd and a Rockefeller.
Oh Glorious Morning !!!
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posted on
02/13/2010 7:17:01 AM PST
by
buck61
To: FormerACLUmember
Pondering the MSM without a Kennedy to idolize.
To: randog
When Patrick Kennedy clears out his Capitol Hill office after eight terms...
We have a winner !!!!!!! Thanks
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posted on
02/13/2010 7:18:54 AM PST
by
buck61
To: Malone LaVeigh
“Imagine they’re no Kennedy’s in Congress—it’s easy if you try . . .” Tortured meter but a delightful thought.
Ding Dong the Dynasty is dead! (1957-2011)
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posted on
02/13/2010 7:28:24 AM PST
by
bjorn14
(Woe to those who call evil good and good evil. Isaiah 5:20)
To: Huskrrrr
Perhaps some of the Kennedys are actually going to work for their salary. Perhaps NOT. Patrick sees the opportunity to spend his inheritance now that Daddy has passed on. It takes a lot of time to spend as much money as the Kennedy's have squirreled away at the public's expense.
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posted on
02/13/2010 7:28:54 AM PST
by
USMA '71
((Re-elect no one!))
To: Malone LaVeigh
Personally I'd like to change that to “visualize”. Just to
piss off some liberals.
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posted on
02/13/2010 7:39:10 AM PST
by
CrazyIvan
(What's "My Struggle" in Kenyan?)
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