Joe and Rose Kennedy had four sons, but only Ted made it past middle age. We can only imagine what a 75-year-old John or Bobby might look like, but Ted escaped—barely and not at all cleanly—the tragedy that claimed his brothers in their prime.
So we got to watch as the inevitabilities Read More
Here’s Christine Quinn talking about Ted Kennedy on NY1.
Talk of the so-called “upside” of the recession can sound like warm-and-fuzzy wishful thinking, but when it comes to increased volunteerism, New Yorkers, and all Americans, will soon find it easier to put their good intentions, and free time, into action. This week Ted Kennedy watched as Barack Obama signed into law the Edward M. Read More
In the wake of last year's marathon Democratic primary season and the procedural controversies it produced, it's no surprise that the party has chartered a blue-ribbon commission to recommend changes for the 2012 process.
This is hardly the first time Democrats have sought such an overhaul; in fact, it was once a quadrennial event. Read More
On Election Day in 1960, my family placed a hand lettered sign in our living room window on East 59th street in Brooklyn that read “Kennedy for President”. A few months later, as a seven year old boy, I remember watching President Kennedy on our black and white television Read More
It's quite a feat that David Paterson just pulled off, making a politically shrewd Senate appointment while still managing to shoot himself in the foot in the process.
The extent of Paterson's (mostly) self-inflicted damage has mainly become apparent in the aftermath of his formal decision to send Kirsten Gillibrand – and not Caroline Kennedy Read More
A source close to Caroline Kennedy said the personal situation cited for her withdrawal from the senate race “does not have to do with Ted Kennedy.”
This source would not elaborate.
Caroline Kennedy’s withdrawal from contention–her one-sentence public statement last night cited a “personal reason” for withdrawing from the race–was said by at least Read More
Whenever a Kennedy decides that it’s time to use the family name to claim a political office for which there are numerous better-prepared aspirants, a taunt aimed at Ted Kennedy back in 1962, when the 30-year-old presidential brother ran with absolutely no qualifications for the U.S. Senate, comes to mind.
“Teddy,” Massachusetts Attorney General Eddie Read More
Whenever a Kennedy decides that it’s time to use the family name to claim a political office for which there are numerous better-prepared aspirants, a taunt aimed at Ted Kennedy back in 1962, when the 30-year-old presidential brother ran with absolutely no qualifications for the U.S. Senate, comes to mind.
"Teddy," Massachusetts Attorney General Eddie Read More
Officially, Valerie Jarrett appeared on this morning’s “Meet the Press” to discuss Barack Obama’s transition effort, which she is helping to lead. But hours later, her turn in the national spotlight took on added significance, with the news that Obama apparently wants Jarrett to succeed him in the United States Senate. In hindsight, she might Read More
