I was deleted 3 times yesterday. My posts acknowledged sympathy for his family and close friends.
I didn’t mince words about his record and political leanings.
My Dad, a good man, told me not to weep when he dies. He says he had a long life, good wife, good family, great job and Jesus.
If I weep for Ted, it wil be for all he didn’t have and destroyed.
He will leave very very shallow footprints in the shifting sands of time. 20 years from now he will be forgotten by all but a few Kennedy hagiographers.
The word I was groping for was “Ennobling”. The press will do their best, but there is not much to work with.