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KateO Commented on Can we please, finally, forgive Ted Kennedy? by Ramona

2009-08-27T02:57:32Z

Thanks Stilli, it's good to be here tonight.

KateO Commented on Can we please, finally, forgive Ted Kennedy? by Ramona

2009-08-27T02:44:44Z

I have been away from TPM for a while, but came back tonight because I was hoping to find some solace here. And, Ramona, I have with your post. The legislative history that Ted Kennedy leaves behind is beyond belief. I have a disabled brother--it was Kennedy's push for passage of the ADA Act of 1990 that has allowed my brother to live a full and stable life. Thank you Senator Kennedy. I provide health services for poor children. Thank you Senator Kennedy for making sure that the funds are there to pay for the tests and treatments needed to ensure they live a long and healthy life. The mark that this man made on American life is indelible. The one life he could have saved and didn't--for which he was crucified--is a sad and tragic sacrifice to the path he chose as penance. Perhaps little solace to her family, but what a path he strode to compensate. I believe in redemption--otherwise, why should any of us keep trying? Let's hope his death reminds the small-minded and the angry that there is no way forward without hope and optimism, and compassion for those less fortunate. Thanks for this post, really. I feel like I have lost a pillar. Who will replace him?

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KateO Commented on Sarah Palin Is Quitting? by barefooted

2009-07-04T01:22:06Z

I just HAD to check in to TPM to see what was going on here given this breaking news. All I can say is that was some psychopathological press conference. I was hyperventilating just watching her. Something BIG is happening, at least in Alaskan terms. I hope it has nothing to do with her family--they have suffered enough--but I suspect it does, perhaps Todd and illegal doings. I really hope it has nothing to do with her children. She does provide perpetual entertainment though, doesn't she?

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