Kennedy comeback? A new generation plans a Congressional run

A family legacy continues: A Kennedy has held a high position of power in D.C for 63 years – until the passing of Edward Kennedy in 2009 and the retirement of his son Patrick in 2011. Joseph P. Kennedy III has decided to run for Congress to fill the gap. The Spanish-speaking Stanford and Harvard Law graduate hopes to fill the Congressional seat of Barney Frank. He’ll have some big shoes to fill, in more ways than one. source

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Joe Kennedy III doesn’t want to run, so we need another. In the year after Ted Kennedy died, it’s looking more and more likely that no Kennedy will be in major national office in 2011. The latest to say no, Joe Kennedy III, said that he wants more time at his current job as an assistant district attorney. We can understand. The dude turns 30 this year, and we all know what happened when Patrick Kennedy jumped into Congress at an early age. That’s right. Lots of “Back to School“-style partying. source

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I think he wants a more private life. … It’s difficult being a Kennedy. People see the upside, without being aware of the downside.
Patrick Kennedy biographer Darrell M. West • Regarding why Patrick Kennedy might be so willing to give up his congressional seat. Beyond poll-related reasons (Kennedy, who’s been in Congress since his mid-20s, wasn’t doing well), recent family issues had a lot to do with it. He has two cancer-survivor siblings, his mom is an alcoholic and his dad, Ted Kennedy, just died. “There is lot of stuff going on in that family at every level,” he said. Kennedy, at 42, is young enough to enjoy life out of politics. source

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54
years the amount of time a Kennedy has been in Congress in some way, shape or form
early
2011 the period when that’s probably going to end; blame Ted’s kid, Patrick, for this source

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The bishop instructed me not to take Communion and said that he has instructed the diocesan priests not to give me Communion.
Patrick Kennedy • Regarding the crappy service he got recently when he tried to get communion recently. Providence Bishop Thomas J. Tobin said that Ted Kennedy’s kid, a Rhode Island representative, wasn’t worthy of communion because he was pro-choice. And he told all of his pastors to do the same, Kennedy says. Tobin’s rep has no comment on the denying-Pat-communion part of this debate, but denies the pastor-telling part. source

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A Kennedy first Ted Kennedy outlived John. Ted Kennedy outlived Robert. He never became president, but he arguably had just as big a political legacy. He came from a lineage that began with their father, Joe and continued through his son, Patrick (who’s currently a Congressman). The line doesn’t go away with Ted, but it loses its brightest strand with his passing.
A liberal second Ted Kennedy was the liberal to end all liberals. He wore that chain around his neck with no shame, despite the connotations that the phrase has earned through years of erosion in the press, on talk shows, and through Fox News. He frequently got vilified for it, much like Nancy Pelosi does now, but it never prevented him from fighting for them.
A leader thirdFate intervened from making Ted president – in 1969, a car crash in which his passenger died made a run verboten. But over five decades in the Senate, he shaped the political landscape through countless issues, and was well-loved on both sides of the aisle. He was that rare kind of elder statesman that comes along once in a century. source

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05 Jan 2012 22:53