Tag Archives: Ted Kennedy

The Kennedy Dynasty Officially Comes to a Close

February 12, 2010 – 10:41 am

Patrick Kennedy, the last remaining member of the Kennedy clan still serving in Washington is retiring. It’s the end of an era that’s lasted nearly 50 years.

By Brad Jackson | Posted in Blogs, Politics, The Whip | Also tagged , , | Comments

Seven Lessons of the Brown Bombshell

January 21, 2010 – 7:42 am

There’s an awful temptation to spin the vote for Brown as the result of this cause or that – Coakley was a terrible, gaffe-prone candidate, Brown was a good one, glamourous and hard-working, Democrats were caught napping, voters were upset about Obamacare, voters were spooked by the Underwear Bomber, the special election was strangely timed, the enthusiasm gap, the poor track record of female candidates in Massachusetts, etc. But the fact is, it had to be all of them.

By Dan McLaughlin | Posted in Features, Politics | Also tagged , , , | Comments

Why Did Martha Coakley Lose? And Why Did Scott Brown Win?

January 20, 2010 – 9:35 am

Could the Democrats have won if they had run a competent campaign? Possibly. But it likely would have been a close victory, and Democrats still would have been startled by what would have been a significant protest against the Obama/Democratic agenda. Whatever one might say about the quality of the Coakley and Brown campaigns, the conclusion that the voters delivered a negative judgment on the Democratic platform is inescapable.

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Features, Politics | Also tagged , , , , | Comments

Brown vs. Coakley for US Senate – Live Updates

January 19, 2010 – 7:47 pm

Stay tuned here for Live updates in the Massachusetts special election for US Senate between Scott Brown (R) and Marsha Coakley (D). It’s gonna be a close one!

By Brad Jackson | Posted in Blogs, Politics, The Whip | Also tagged , , | Comments

The Battle in Massachusetts for 41

January 19, 2010 – 11:14 am

Tonight’s special election in Massachusetts between Republican Scott Brown and Democrat Martha Coakley is much more than just an election to determine the next U.S. Senator from the Bay State. This is a key early battle in the larger war by Republicans on the early missteps of the Obama administration, a battle that may sway the Senate and halt the efforts of Democrats to push through their most cherished legislative initiative, health care reform.

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Massachusetts Senate Votes to Allow Pick for Kennedy Successor

September 22, 2009 – 2:54 pm

Massachusetts is well on it’s way to a change in law that will allow its Governor to appoint a successor to the recently departed Ted Kennedy. Of course, they took this power away from their state’s chief executive just a few years ago when he was a Republican.

By Brad Jackson | Posted in Blogs, The Whip | Also tagged , | Comments

The Prime of Miss Meghan McCain

September 2, 2009 – 7:39 am

I’ve personally cut Meghan McCain slack, because she’s a young kid and I shudder when I think of how I was at that age. But there is a vast difference between youthful naïveté and willful ignorance. Meghan McCain has now clearly shown that she suffers from the latter.

By Lori Ziganto | Posted in Features, Politics | Also tagged , , , , , , | Comments

Remembering Ted Kennedy: A (Hopefully) Final Comment

August 30, 2009 – 1:05 pm

I notice that the New York Times has decided to collect remembrances of Ted Kennedy–including a piece by yours truly–in order to point out that in life, the late Senator was known for a number of controversial and demagogic statements, including, most infamously, his statement on the nomination of Robert Bork.

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged , , , , , | Comments

Mitt Romney for Senate

August 27, 2009 – 11:56 am

It might be time for Mitt Romney to step back onto the national stage, and make a run for Massachusetts’ newly open Senate seat.

By Brad Jackson | Posted in Blogs, Features, The Whip | Also tagged , , , , | Comments

The Legacy Of Ted Kennedy: A Contrary View

August 27, 2009 – 1:01 am

I have no intention, of course, of speaking ill of the dead; far from it. I am perfectly happy to assume that Ted Kennedy loved his country–as I am sure that he must have–and that he did everything within his power to better it, as his conscience dictated. But now that his legislative legacy is being cited as a reason to pass health care reform, it is well and proper to state that much of that legacy is open to dispute.

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments

The Last Liberal

August 27, 2009 – 12:08 am

The passing of the great man–and I mean that without irony–affords liberals a unique chance to liberate themselves from Ted Kennedy. They can redefine themselves and their politics in a more modern fashion, without all of the retrograde Second Way baggage that Mr. Kennedy carried. This is the real MoveOn moment for American liberals, the opportunity to move on from a politician and a politics that served them well but no longer makes much internal sense.

By Orrin Judd | Posted in Features, Politics | Also tagged , , , | Comments

Reconsidering Kennedy: A Senator’s Legacy

August 27, 2009 – 12:07 am

No one doubts the legislative skill Kennedy ended up showing. But while we can and should celebrate his life, and tip our hats to his service–even if, like me, we find ourselves on the opposite side of the political divide from where Ted Kennedy spent a lifetime standing–we ought to view his legislative legacy with a critical eye.

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Features, Politics | Also tagged , , , | Comments
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