There aren't any words that will do the loss justice. I heard that Senator Kennedy had passed while on the road this morning, in Titusville, Florida. I was doing okay until watching the coverage at breakfast in the hotel, when they replayed his words from his speech at the 2008 DNC. Then I started blubbering shamelessly.
For Ted Kennedy, he showed that the promise of President John and Senator Robert weren't phantoms, but glimpses of greatness to come. He showed that in the fullness of life, a Kennedy has the strength to move mountains...mainly by inspiring so many others to push.
For the rest of us, the work begins anew.
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Quriltai: A meeting of Mongol chieftains, usually to choose a new leader, similar to the Afghan Loya Jirga. The greatest "near miss" of European history was the calling of a quriltai in 1242 after the death of Ogodei Khan (son of Genghis). The greatest Mongol general, Sabutai and his "hordes" turned away from the gates of Vienna and the vulnerable riches of Europe to elect Ogodei's successor. After the quriltai elected Guyuk Khan, the armies never returned to Europe in strength.
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I completely lost it when I started watching his hold speeches too...
As much as I should have been, I was not prepared for this. While the rest of the Democratic Party has been running away from our image and politics for the past, oh, 40-50 years, Ted Kennedy stood up for what was right, when it was right, and got a lot of it done.
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