U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy dies

[Kat Stevens]

There is a memorial, touching on Senate reform, in today's Ottawa Citizen, at http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/never+Canadian+Kennedy/1949143/story.html, where the author bemoans that we'll never see a Canadian equivalent of Ted Kennedy.

My reply, submitted to the Citizen, is copied below.

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[daftandbarmy]

There is a memorial, touching on Senate reform, in today's Ottawa Citizen, at http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/never+Canadian+Kennedy/1949143/story.html , where the author bemoans that we'll never see a Canadian equivalent of Ted Kennedy.

My reply, submitted to the Citizen, is copied below.


EDIT to fix link - the message board added the "," at the end to the URL.

Huzzah! Too bad that 95% of those who read it won't understand what you're talking about though.

 

[Jammer]

Well,
In that case..rot in hell Trudeau, Diefenbaker, King...et al.

 

[DBA]

Here is a better link, the one given above includes a search and is cut off. This one links to the article itself instead:

We'll never see a Canadian Ted Kennedy By Blair Williams, Citizen Special September 1, 2009

 

[daftandbarmy]

Well,
In that case..rot in hell Trudeau, Diefenbaker, King...et al.

Fortunately, I think Hades is reserved for self-promoting, treasonous fellows like the late TK:

http://www.forbes.com/2009/08/27/ted-kennedy-soviet-union-ronald-reagan-opinions-columnists-peter-robinson_print.html

 

[dapaterson]

The Onion, as always, can be counted on to provide sober reflection on important issues of the day.  Like selections for an appropriate replacement senator.

My favourite:

Wally the Green Monster: Red Sox mascot may be the only candidate whose broad-based regional appeal, physical stature, and comically oversized head could live up to the late senator's