Posted by
Playful Walrus on Wednesday, August 26, 2009 8:00:21 PM
Is there much doubt that Ted Kennedy would have been elected President at some point (1976, or 1992) had it not been for his role in the death of Mary Jo Kopechne? This fantasy that some people, especially the news media, have about "Camelot", the good feelings many people had about the JFK Presidency, and sympathy over the evil assassinations of JFK and RFK would have propelled him into the office.
Of course, that would have taken him out of the Senate, and after a term or two as President, then what?
The best thing we can do to honor his memory is to stay sober.