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Ted Kennedy arrived to keep the Republicans from filibustering a Medicare bill -- and his one vote made the difference

Submitted by BuzzFlash on Wed, 07/16/2008 - 7:30am.

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Ted Kennedy

He arrived without notice to keep the Republicans from filibustering a Medicare bill -- and his one vote made the difference in forcing a vote on the government healthcare program that is essential to our elderly.

As he walked in a side door to the Senate chambers, cheers and applause slowly grew to a crescendo. The Liberal Lion was back and even brain cancer wasn't going to keep him away, keeping the Medicare program stable.

Watching Ted Kennedy's entrance -- accompanied by his son, Barack Obama, and Chris Dodd -- on video is one of those uplifting moments of triumph and gratitude for a man who has experienced so much personal tragedy, but has never wavered from being a booming voice for the public good.

We can debate the fine points of 2008 campaign strategy, but when you see a moment such as the one that occurred on the Senate floor on July 9, you realize that courage and grace and tenacity can still move a nation and inspire even the coldest of hearts.

The Republicans weren't expecting Kennedy's arrival -- they had counted on his being unable to vote -- but he outfoxed them, and they too couldn't help but join in the thundering welcome for a true Senator for all the nation.

Ted Kennedy, you brought tears to our eyes and renewed inspiration to our hope for the dream of America. You may take the Wings of Justice and wear them as you convalesce around the Cape. They are yours.

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Other than marrying AHHHNOLD... The Kennedy's are winners

Submitted by codypup on Wed, 07/16/2008 - 4:05pm.
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hero come lately

Submitted by wendyivy on Wed, 07/16/2008 - 11:56am.
I'm sorry Senator Kennedy is suffering a brain tumor, but he will have to go a lot farther than the stop gap medicare bill to make up for the horrible bill he recently sponsored, backed by Wyeth, that will result in the closure of compounding pharmacies, banning estriol (a natural component of estrogen) and denying women access to safe bio-identical hormone replacement therapy. Wyeth, the creator of Premarin (an estrogen replacement drug made from horse urine), and progestin (a patentable tweaked progesterone with nasty side effects) has been losing money and market share to bio-identical estrogen and progesterone. Big pharma with the help of Senator Kennedy, are working to save Wyeth's profits at the expense of women's health. Despite his acknowledged "good works", he gets no Wings of Justice" award from me.
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Senator Kennedy for the Medicare Vote

Submitted by vitavicki on Wed, 07/16/2008 - 11:06am.
How awesome and honorable and beyond every and all words to express how much I admire this fine man. He has done so much good and by returning for this vote he showed us how political leaders so often do not compare. May God bless this decent man as he continues his fight.
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A Real Hero

Submitted by Carol Burns on Wed, 07/16/2008 - 10:59am.
Thank you, Senator Kennedy, for reminding all of us what constitutes a real hero. (Applause, applause, applause). Thank you for standing up for the American people, for your brothers, for the Democratic Party. Thank you for giving hope where hope is dwindling by the day. Get well, and keep up the good fight. We love you.
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KEEPING IT REAL

Submitted by josephconrad on Wed, 07/16/2008 - 10:17am.
Should the ONCE-RICHEST nation on the planet (before 2001) provide low-cost health care to its elderly & poor? Yes, when the alternative is viral destruction. Unfortunately, the WEALTHY WHITE BOYS, BUSH & the GOP Nihilists refuse to acknowldge that viruses develop & spread among the weakest, oldest, youngest & poorest. Once they take hold, GUARDS & GATED COMMUNITIES cannot keep them from spreading. That is especially true when one considers the propensity of the WEALTHY WHITE BOYS to use UNDOCUMENTED ALIENS as MAIDS, CHILD ATTENDANTS & CHAUFFUERS in their GATED COMMUNITY HOMES.
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