Things that are good: There's just amazing ferment in health care policy these days, hard to keep track: Chris Dodd says there will be a health bill in a few days from the HELP committee -- with a public option. Yow!Ted Kennedy … [Read more...]
Sen. Kennedy’s Cancer in [apparently not in] Remission [see below]
A little more than one year after Senator Ted Kennedy was given 90 days to live, the Hill is now reporting that his brain cancer is in remission and he'll be returning to Washington after the Memorial Day recess: Sen. Edward Kennedy's brain … [Read more...]
Ted Kennedy to Be Knighted … But
(Cross-posted from Blue News Tribune.) WBUR reports: Kennedy To Be Knighted In Britain By Associated Press LONDON - March 04, 2009 - He won't be allowed to call himself Sir Ted, but Britain is awarding an honorary knighthood to U.S. Sen. … [Read more...]
Avoiding a prolonged senate seat vacancy
The problem is that Massachusetts is now a state where a special election must be called before a senate vacancy can be filled. I'm sure someone on BMG will know just how long this vacancy is likely to persist, but I believe it will take … [Read more...]
MAss Transit Now!
Well hey there, looks like one Senator wants more mass transit in the stimulus package: Chuck Schumer. Senator Charles Schumer said that he was unhappy about the amount of stimulus money set aside for mass transit and rail. He … [Read more...]
Ted Blowing Smoke
Winger Note: Right-wing commentators and bloggers deserve some sort of doggedness award for their recurring attacks on Ted for the 40-year-old Chappaquiddick wreck that caused the death of campaign worker Mary Jo Kopechne. As the driver, he … [Read more...]
Cape Wind passes yet still another test — the last?
The federal government's Minerals Management Service did the entirely expected today, and passed Cape Wind in its environmental impact statement:Analysis finds impacts are expected to be mostly negligible or minor; some moderate … [Read more...]
Kennedy returns to the Senate
The late news reported this evening that Senator Kennedy made a brief trip to Capitol Hill today to vote on Medicare legislation. This first appearance on the Senate floor since being diagnosed with brain cancer was a surprise to … [Read more...]
Senator Kennedy: A Champion for Immigrant Rights
The list is impressive and clearly incomplete. Looking to today and the recent immigration reform battles, Kennedy was essential in working with stopped-clock Republicans like Bush and McCain to form a real positive reform, and kept … [Read more...]
Media missing the fine print on possible Kennedy succession
In every article I've read about the procedure to replace Senator Kennedy should he choose to retire because of his illness, the law regarding succession has pointed to a special election between 145 and 160 days after the resignation … [Read more...]