Kennedy back on the Hill

[tpsbmam]

Source: CNN


(CNN) — Senator Ted Kennedy has returned to the Senate floor for the first time since his May brain surgery.

Read more: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/

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He's there to vote on the Medicare bill and break the filibuster. My respect just magnified.

[jackster]

1. Channel 5 in Boston reporting too

http://www.thebostonchannel.com/politics/16834736/detail.html?treets=bos&tml=bos_break&ts=T&tmi=bos_break_1_03070207092008

[tishaLA]

2. He's getting a standing O from both sides of the aisle

right now. Lots of hooping and hollering. It's beautiful/

[geiger]

6. I wish I had a pix of this. His dedication brings tears to my eyes.

[Rhiannon12866]

3. Just heard this on MSNBC news! Terrific! I agree! Go Teddy!

:applause: :patriot:

[Graybeard]

4. What a wonderful sight.

Being greeted and applauded by both sides of the floor.

[asthmaticeog]

5. Excellent news.

He's not going to go quietly into his emeritus years, right fuckin' on!

[tpsbmam]

7. Meanwhile McSame....

doesn't bother to show up for either of the votes today. Kennedy shows up despite his surgery and ongoing treatment, McSame has missed 62% of the votes this session. Just sayin'.

[nomorenomore08]

12. What's really jawdropping is that in the time since Tim Johnson's brain hemorrhage,

McCain's missed more votes than he has. This is a guy who missed 9 months of work due to serious (though temporary) brain damage! And he still beats McCain in attendance...

[LiberalAndProud]

8. Is there a video anywhere?

[tpsbmam]

9. I'm sure there will be in a flash.....

He JUST entered the Senate floor like 5 minutes ago.

[DesertRat]

10. God Bless Senator Ted! Here's the video

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/09/kennedy-medicare/

[Phred42]

11. Great. Throw him a fish.

If he could make it in for Medicare (also an important bill) why not FISA arguably a more important bill.

I'm still pissed off at Obama and the cowards on the left that voted against the Constitution

[tpsbmam]

13. Because......

he was likely informed that it wouldn't have made a difference. Both chemo and radiation are exhausting. He's a 76-year-old man who just went through major brain surgery, has brain cancer and is undergoing rigorous treatment. It most likely would have been too long a day for him. I'm impressed that he did what he did.

Have a heart!

[stillcool]

14. thank you...

I could not have responded as you did.

[Phred42]

15. Yea I get that.

Just pissed off about the whole damned betrayal

So they should only vote when they can win ?

But it would have been one hell of a statement if he had been there - to vote - either way.