On 8/26/18 5:51 PM, Tim wrote:
That Ted Kennedy quit drinking...


Inaccurate, but, of course, from you, it is to be expected.
One wonders how you might have coped were you in constant fear of being
assassinated like two of your brothers, or killed in a war, like another
brother. Teddy had a really troubled life and he did some terrible
things, but...he probably was the greatest U.S. Senator of the 20th
Century, and made a positive difference in the lives of millions of
lower and middle income Americans, which is more than any of your fellow
conservatrashers have done.

Teddy used to walk his Portuguese water dog, Splash, down from the Hill
and stop in to see an old friend of his at ULLICO, and if I was there, I
got to dogsit for an hour or so. It was my privilege.