A Message on Ted Kennedy to Conservatives Who Hated Him

By GottaLaff

After my previous post, it is a pleasure to thank the Rude Pundit for-- and a relief to read-- one of the best posts in the Blogosphere. I will share part of it here, and then for the rest of this must-read, please go here:

Let's just get this right:

Do you like your state and not the federal government controlling the curriculum of your kids' schools? Thank Ted Kennedy.

Do you like being able to vote starting at age 18? Thank Ted Kennedy.

Do you think low-income people should get help with heating their homes in the winter? Thank the man.

Do you think the federal government should fund cancer research? Yep.

Do you believe that Meals on Wheels is a good thing? Ditto.

Does your daughter (or you, if you're female) like playing soccer or basketball or softball at school? That'd be because of Ted Kennedy.

Do you think that disabled people should be able to go to school? Have access to buildings? Not be discriminated against for housing and loads of other things? Kennedy, big time.

You like your cheap airfares? You know the answer.

You think people on welfare oughta get jobs? So did Kennedy.

You think mental institutions should treat people humanely? Yeah, so did your new friend, Ted Kennedy. [...]

And Ted Kennedy did more for real, actual democracy than almost anyone else in our entire history as a nation. [...]

(By the way, perhaps we now know why Barack Obama was trying to get health care reform done quickly.)

H/t: Shoq