I’m not going to pretend that I like Ted Kennedy, in fact, there have been times that I have absolutely despised the man. Throughout his career, he has undermined every issue that I stand for as a conservative. However, In the light of his brain tumor diagnosis, I find myself having a certain amount of respect for him. Even though Sen. Kennedy has been in the Senate since 1962, he has never sat on his coattails. Too many politicians today just don’t really do anything. I watch C-SPAN everyday, and truthfully, there are only a few effective legislators on Capitol Hill, and unfortunately, most of them are democrats. I estimate that Sen. Kennedy currently does more work than anyone in the Senate. He yells, He screams, He promotes, but he truly does work for causes that he believes in. All legislators should respect Sen. Kennedy, and learn from him. He truly has been exceptionally effective for the liberal cause. Conservatives in the Senate could learn a thing or two from Sen. Kennedy, on how to not be mediocre. Maybe conservatives could use someone like Ted Kennedy. A “conservative lion” perhaps?
I hope that Sen. Kennedy recovers speedily and will return to the Senate. Because, after all, nothing unites conservatives like having Ted Kennedy to rally against.
