I’m thinking the skeletons in his closet are abnormally (for a Kennedy) abundant. These people have no shame, and it would take a lot to keep them out of office.
"...........The nonprofit organization provides free heating oil to the poor, but Kennedy likely would have faced campaign questions about fuel it received from Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez — a persistent U.S. critic. He also has settled into a comfortable lifestyle since leaving Congress in 1999, taking home a $545,000 salary as Citizens Energy’s president as of 2007, and being spared the barbs he has faced from some local columnists recently for his past temper tantrums and high pay.Isn’t this the administration that created a political witch hunt over CEOs with high pay? A salary of over a half-million dollars at a charitable non-profit seems a bit excessive, especially for a trust-fund recipient like Joe. The Chavez connection would probably have mattered less to Massachusetts voters, but could have created a problem for Democrats in general as they flocked to support Kennedy..........."