Tag Archives: Ted Kennedy

Quote of the Morning

Posted on March 11, 2013 at 11:20 am by Bob Cesca

“We need Ted Kennedy. It’s hard for a guy like me to say, but Ted would reach across the aisle and say ‘for the good of the country’ we need to solve this problem. You need some people stepping up … Continue reading →
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Matriarch of Mayhem

Posted on October 27, 2011 at 6:00 pm by JM Ashby

In the face of Elizabeth Warren’s growing popularity in the race for Ted Kennedy’s senate seat which is currently occupied by Senator Scott Brown, the Massachusetts Republican Party is turning to desperate measures in an attempt to smear Warren and … Continue reading →

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Ted Kennedy and Healthcare

Posted on January 19, 2010 at 11:58 am by Bob Cesca

Via Benen: Today could be a crucial day in the fight for reform. In the worst case scenario — if Coakley loses, Scott Brown takes the seat and healthcare reform is killed — healthcare reform will not reemerge as a … Continue reading →

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And We Have 60

Posted on September 24, 2009 at 11:01 am by Bob Cesca

Governor Patrick is about to announce that longtime Democratic leader and Kennedy friend Paul Kirk will be the interim senator from Massachusetts. Now it’s up to Harry Reid and the Senate Democrats to keep their caucus together for cloture when … Continue reading →

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Runner Up For Best News of the Week

Posted on September 22, 2009 at 5:33 pm by Bob Cesca

It looks like we’ll have 60 Democrats. But leave it to Harry Reid to gum it up somehow.

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Filling the Kennedy Seat

Posted on September 19, 2009 at 1:17 pm by Bob Cesca

Ezra Klein makes an outstanding point about filling the Kennedy seat with an interim appointment. In short: if there’s any guilt about revising the law for political expedience, bear in mind that the Republicans will absolutely exploit Kennedy’s death by … Continue reading →

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That Was Beautiful

Posted on September 9, 2009 at 9:14 pm by Bob Cesca

The last third of the president’s address was perhaps one of his top two or three finest moments in what can only be defined as one of the great joint session addresses by a chief executive. This paragraph hit me … Continue reading →

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Here's A Healthcare Bill I Can Embrace

Posted on September 4, 2009 at 9:11 pm by Bob Cesca

And it was written by a certain senator named Max Baucus. The plan included a national health care exchange, a public option, new consumer protections, universal coverage, an individual mandate, a Medicare buy-in at 55, and subsidies up to 400% … Continue reading →

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Ted Kennedy, Jr.'s Eulogy

Posted on August 29, 2009 at 1:30 pm by Bob Cesca

This was perhaps the most moving eulogy of the day. Part 2 after the jump…

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Worst Persons

Posted on August 27, 2009 at 10:33 am by Bob Cesca

It’s a tie. Neal Boortz and Andrew Breitbart. Only click these links if you’re prepared to lose your shpadoinkle.

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