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Date Posted: 07:46:59 08/27/09 Thu
Author: Jeannine
Subject: Ted Kennedy was very polarizing
In reply to: DizzyDeb 's message, "I'm not shoveling anything" on 06:15:05 08/27/09 Thu

and had just as many failings as successes. He was also the baby brother of Bobby and Jack - not an easy legacy to live with.

Personally, I do not think that health care should be pushed through because he is dead. We are very much in need of health care reform, but how do people think we will gain control over our health care by surrendering control to the government?

I am attaching what I consider to be a very good article by Susan Estridge, a Kennedy staffer about the late Senator.

http://www.creators.com/opinion/susan-estrich.html?columnsName=ses

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[> [> [> [> [> [> [> Re: Ted Kennedy was very polarizing -- DizzyDeb, 08:05:12 08/27/09 Thu [1]

Thank you, Jeannine. That was a very good article. I certainly never meant to imply that health care reform should be rushed through simply because he is dead. Just that when it happens, it's in his honor. I attach a Newsweek article from July that was incredible. This man was as flawed - and possibly more so - than any person. But he also worked with his family and especially his brothers to bring civil rights legislation to the forefront and worked tirelessly to try to get some kind of health care reform enacted that would insure that everyone could get quality health care. I'm sad he did not accomplish that in his lifetime.

http://www.newsweek.com/id/207406


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