[Grampa Dave]

I searched and could not find that this was posted.

The internal polls of the rats must be showing a disaster if the Toons run again as co presidents.

[Grampa Dave]

This has been repeated in sources we can’t post from: Huffington Post, CNN, USLIES Today.

[Loyal Buckeye]

Yep. Kennedy is concerned about the Senate first and foremost.

[henkster]

I’ll drink to that!!!!

[Ouderkirk]

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/search?m=all;o=time;s=kennedy%20obama

[1Old Pro]

I hope he also endorses his friend McCain.

[mikrofon]

I hope Der Schwimmer has practiced his speech on how to pronounce Obama's name, w/o benefit of libation...

[seanmerc]

As usual, Mary Jo Kopechne could not be reached for comment...

[marshmallow]

Obama needs something.

He's behind in every one of the states which poll on Super Tuesday, save his own state of Illinois.

[lormand]

The Hatfields and the McCoys!!!

[RGSpincich]

Not needing another tragedy...

Kennedy Family Jumps Ship

[goodnesswins]

OOOHHHHHH......Ted “Corlione” Kennedy puts his foot down....and doesn’t like the competition....

[Miss Didi]

You just know Rush is getting the Obama Osama Swimmer song ready...should be a great show today!

[Alter Kaker]

Kennedy's Statement (Emailed to Supporters):

Dear Mary Jo,

Barack Obama inspires me.

That's why I'm about to take the stage with him here in Washington and endorse his campaign to become the next president of the United States.

It's that simple. Through Barack, I believe we will move beyond the politics of fear and personal destruction and unite our country with the politics of common purpose.

All Democrats in this race have strong ideas to address the challenges before our country. But Barack is the candidate who can inspire Americans to act and bring us together to achieve those goals -- an economy that works for everyone, health care for all, and at long last ending the war in Iraq and bringing our troops home.

Join me and become part of the Obama campaign today:

http://www.democraticmajority.com/obama

I remember another leader who inspired the nation, especially our youth, to fulfill a promise of change. Those inspired young people marched, sat in at lunch counters, protested the war in Vietnam and served honorably in that war even when they opposed it.

That leader challenged them to ask what they could do for their country and, together, they changed the world.

So in the words of that leader, John Kennedy: "The world is changing. The old ways will not do... It is time for a new generation of leadership."

I have found that next generation of American leadership in Barack Obama.

Take a moment to join his campaign:

http://www.democraticmajority.com/obama

I respect the strength, the work and dedication of two other Democrats still in the race, Hillary Clinton and John Edwards. They are my friends; they have been my colleagues in the Senate. Whoever is our nominee will have my enthusiastic support.

But I believe there is one candidate whose extraordinary gifts of leadership and character match the extraordinary demands of this moment in history.

Barack will be a president who refuses to be trapped in the patterns of the past. He sees the world clearly without being cynical. He fights for the causes he believes in -- but refuses to demonize those who hold a different view. He's tough-minded, but he also has an uncommon capacity to appeal to "the better angels of our nature."

In Barack Obama, I see not just the audacity, but the possibility of hope for the America that is yet to be.

I love this country. I believe in the bright light of hope and possibility. I always have, even in the darkest hours. I know what America can achieve. I've seen it. I've lived it -- and with Barack Obama, we can do it again.

Sincerely,

Senator Edward M. Kennedy

[dfwgator]

Ted’s original speech:

“I believe Obama is the one who can help us to escape the treacherous waters this country currently faces, and help us to swim back to prosperity.”

[Reaganesque]

Sen. Six-Pack may be a Liberal but he isn't stupid. He knows that the Clintons are just avaricious enough to put their ambitions above the good of the country (that was OK for a while) but even worse, above the good of the party. Had a Republican engaged in the type of campaigning the Clintons have over the past few weeks, the media would be full of Democrats shrieking RACISM!!! And rightly so because, by their own definition, what the Clintons have done is racist to it's core.

The question is, will/can the Clintons change their spots and tone it down or will they stay true to form and permanently damage or destroy the African-American community's allegiance to the Democratic party all to fulfill Hillary's "destiny" and cement Bill's legacy? I'm thinking they can't. And given all the Clintonistas at the DNC, they stand a better chance of getting their way than do Messrs. Kennedy and Obama.

[napscoordinator]

They just did a half picture of McCain and Obama together. Good Lord! If those two are the two eventual nominees I just don’t get it. First of all, McCain looks death over next to Obama. Obama had hundreds and hundreds of people at his rally (they did a view from the back of the auditorium) and McCain had a healthy group, but still anemic. And if McCain says “my friend” one more time I won’t have any contents left in my stomach from gagging and throwing up so much. We are DOOMED if these two are our candidates! McCain was a choice of mine until he went on a Global Warming rampage...forget it! Plus, all the loom and gloom that McCain talks about cannot possibly sell during a General Election especially if Obamamania continues with such excitement. We are doomed!!!!

[Petronski]

Look at this break in the trend in Florida polling:

Poll	Date	Sample	Clinton	Obama	Edwards	Spread
RCP Average	01/22 - 01/27	-	47.4	29.2	14.0	Clinton +18.2
Strategic Vision (R)	01/25 - 01/27	600 LV	49	36	11	Clinton +13.0
Quinnipiac	01/24 - 01/27	481 LV	50	30	12	Clinton +20.0
Rasmussen	01/26 - 01/26	437 LV	44	25	19	Clinton +19.0
SurveyUSA	01/23 - 01/24	522 LV	47	30	12	Clinton +17.0
Mason-Dixon	01/22 - 01/23	400 LV	47	25	16	Clinton +22.0

[Grampa Dave]

fyi and bump lists

[LIConFem]

Does this mean that The Swimmer can actually pronounce Obama's name now?