Sort by Brilliant at Breakfast (Free subscription) - 05/17/2008 - YouTube
Ted Kennedy (D-MA) goes off on Senate Republicans as they once again try to block the first minimum wage increase in 10 years. For more United States ...
Sort by Brilliant at Breakfast (Free subscription) - 05/17/2008
I hate the breaking news emails, the interruption of the current program for a special announcement, and just a little while ago I sat breathless watching MSNBC's breaking and ongoing story about Teddy Kennedy's hospitalization with stroke-like symptoms. The Cape Cod Times reported this morning that Teddy was at the Kennedy's Hyannis compound when he had symptoms and was taken to Cape Cod hospital...
Sort by BobGeiger.com (Free subscription) - 09/09/2008
The office of Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) announced yesterday that the Democratic stalwart, who was diagnosed with brain cancer in May, will not be in the Senate in the fall session that began yesterday and will not return until the 111th Congress convenes in January. “As Senator Kennedy said two weeks ago in Denver, he intends to be on the floor of the United States Senate next January when we begin...
Sort by Blue Hampshire (Free subscription) - 07/31/2008
Well, I'll say one good thing about the UL's defense of Judd Gregg's filibuster antics: at least they discussed procedure on S. 3268 . That's noble of them. It's also rather stupid, because it's pretty easy to prove them wrong. Let's get to it. The UL : On Tuesday, Republicans voted with Democrats to open debate on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's Stop Excessive Energy Speculation Act. To avoid...
Sort by The Greenbelt (Free subscription) - 05/22/2008
Ted Kennedy on the floor of the Senate, fighting for the minimum wage and the working people against the GOP: Thanks to LS over at Talking Points Memo for this. As Josh says, "It's entirely unexceptional in a sense. Something I've seen a million times, just with different details, a different amendment or law. In this case, it's Ted Kennedy from a year and a half ago on the floor of the senate, on...
Sort by Liberal Blogosphere (Free subscription) - 05/21/2008
Sadly, Sen. Kennedy may not be with us much longer, having been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. This YouTube clip, which I've posted before, best symbolizes who he is:
Sort by Left In Aboite (Free subscription) - 05/21/2008
By now, you are all aware of the battle that Ted Kennedy faces in his struggle against cancer. I have nothing to add to that coverage other than my empathy as as someone who's lost a parent to that horrible disease. Instead, I'd like to share one of my favorite Ted Kennedy moments with you, to show what a great friend he has been to America's working class men and women. The senator has been fighting...
