tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14598933.post7112979723957323976..comments2024-03-28T00:49:30.768-06:00Comments on Pondering Penguin: Ted Kennedy - The Good and The BadKaren Townsendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12692791436106987353noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14598933.post-67017573253157200792009-08-27T10:26:34.385-06:002009-08-27T10:26:34.385-06:00You really can't gloss over the Chappaquidick ...You really can't gloss over the Chappaquidick event. It should have defined his political career - meaning the end of it. He left Mary Jo Kopechne to die alone and probably terrified. All to save his career - and used his family name to do it.<br /><br />I don't really care how hard he worked in the Senate - every day he had was stolen from Ms. Kopechne and from justice.<br /><br />I was 6 years old when it happened and I remember the press conference he gave a week later - making excuses and in general letting everyone know that he would take no responsibility for his actions.<br /><br />I sat in my parents living room in MA - and then watched the state re-elect him every single time. It still boggles my mind.Kris, in New Englandhttp://www.reflectionsbykris.squarespace.comnoreply@blogger.com