Edward Kennedy
Edward Kennedy
Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedywas a United States Senator from Massachusetts and a member of the Democratic Party. He was the second most senior member of the Senate when he died and was the fourth-longest-serving senator in United States history, having served there for almost 47 years. The most prominent living member of the Kennedy family for many years, he was the last surviving son of Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. and Rose Kennedy; the youngest brother of President John F. Kennedy...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth22 February 1932
CountryUnited States of America
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We need more than photo-ops and spin control to win this war. We need an effective plan to achieve our goals in Iraq and protect our troops. The president once again offered neither. He needs to realize what most Americans now understand -- that staying the course is not an option.
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The president has moved the goal posts. Americans understand changing the rules of the game; they don't like it,
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He did indicate that he's an older person, that he's learned more, that he thinks he's a wiser person and he has a better grasp and understanding about constitutional rights and liberties.
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But it is very important for the American people to understand who this justice is and what his views are on important constitutional issues, ... And this is magnified particularly when the administration has made a judgment and decision to restrict information about the nominee, for what reasons we do not know.
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I can only see Republican complaints as an effort to bully Senate Democrats into rubber stamping their right-wing judicial nominees. Republicans don't understand that the issues at stake go far beyond partisan games. This debate is about lifetime appointment to the courts that decide cases that shape the lives of all American people.
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What the American people have seen is this incredible disparity in which those people who had cars and money got out, and those people who were impoverished died,
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With Justice O'Connor committing to stay until her replacement is named, we can and should remain focused first on protecting our citizens who need help the most,
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We indicated to each and all of them that we stand with them; we want to learn more from them, ... Today isn't just one meeting but is going to be a continuum, until we are able to see justice and those who were a part of this cruel and murderous act are brought to justice.
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The victims of Katrina have lost everything, and now President Bush says it is OK for them to lose their fair wages, too.
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Another important part of this bill will be the periodic report it requires on the progress our forces are making in Iraq,
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Rather than spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on producing Republican propaganda, the administration should return those funds and live up to the promises they made to America's students and teachers.
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Rather than selecting a nominee for the good of the nation and the court, President Bush has picked a nominee whom he hopes will stop the massive hemorrhaging of support on his right wing.
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Our Democratic priorities clearly prevailed, and I welcome the decision by our Republican colleagues to accept them,
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Even today, the administration submitted a report to Congress on troop training that again failed to set out a plan,