Inside the divided Kennedy's

[sunonmars]

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/01/inside_the_divided_kennedys.html

As Caroline said, "I've been deeply moved by the people who've told me they wish they could feel inspired and hopeful about America the way people did when my father was president." As both a daughter and mother, she resonates to the "longing" for those days and feelings.

But what Kathleen remembers learning from her father is something else: "Number one, you have to fight." On the phone, she said "Obama's appeal is that we can all get along. My father challenged people." She remembers him quoting the ancient graffiti on the slave-built pyramids: "No one got angry enough." And her support for Clinton contains this sentence: "The loftiest poetry will not solve these issues."

This election is about the future not the past. How many more times can we hear that? It's not about who will be the next Kennedy, but rather the next president.

Very interesting

[robbedvoter]

1. "It's not about who will be the next Kennedy, but rather the next president."

I wish I had thought of this line when they were playing "my Kennedys are better than ours" in this forum.

[libbygurl]

2. Brava, Kathleen (and Kerry and Bobby Jr)! Fight on! nt

[BootinUp]

3. What do you do in a family that's split?

What do you do in a family that's split? In the Kennedy family, says Kathleen, "We keep loving each other, talking to each other and arguing with each other. ... We wake up the next morning raring to go."

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I like the way she thinks. :)

[libbygurl]

4. This is the most even-handed essay on the Kennedys re endorsements yet! Thanks again! nt