Posts Tagged ‘Politics’

       In the current political climate where pettiness, careerism and obfuscation rule, Sen. Edward “Teddy ” Kennedy did something radical.  He actually dared to stand for something — that as a United States Senator it was his duty to make the world a better place. 
      Most of the landmark bills he worked on during his  46-year history as a senator dealt with civil rights, health care, education. He cared about the disabled and those lost outside society’s safety net.
     His speeches were impassioned — eloquent. They felt torn from the gut. 
    And even during the years marred by catastrophic scandals and tragedies – before he married Victoria Anne Reggie and finally rose to become the senator we mourn today, the seeds of greatness could still be seen. 
     In 1980, while ending his bid for the Presidency, he made one eof his most memorable speeches.  He told the roaring, mourning crowd:   “For those whose cares have been our concern — The work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives — and the dream shall never die….”
     Teddy Kennedy.  You Kept the Faith….