Kennedy

[Lilith]

I was sad to hear the news of his passing. I have so many friends with spouses with similar brain cancers and I think this really jolted them into the reality of it all today.

[themi01]

not only that the way he could reach across the aisle to pass legislation as I've said before I might not be the most conservative of this bunch but I'm close ....... that being said a job well done Senator Kennedy....... P.S Through marriage the Kennedy/Shriver clan and mine are related

[gekkogecko]

Quotes from those who worked with him:

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Ralph Neas, who worked with Kennedy, first as a staffer for Republican senators and then as head of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, says he doesn't know anyone who knew the issues like Kennedy.

"No one puts it all together like Ted Kennedy," he says. "No one intuitively can feel the rhythms of the legislative process like Ted Kennedy."

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"By the time you left Sen. Kennedy's house, he knew everything that you knew," says women's rights advocate Judith Lichtman. "He had truly drained your brain."

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