The Death of Senator Edward Kennedy

BBC News: Reports on the death of Senator Edward Kennedy. Senator Kennedy was the last of the Kennedy Brothers, President Kennedy being assassinated in 1963, Bobby Kennedy being killed in 1968, and Joe Kennedy being killed in World War Two. Senator Edward Kennedy was the last link to the Kennedy Camelot of 1961 - 1963. Ted Kennedy in many respects achieved more than his brothers, he was the last liberal lion of the Senate, his name is attached to many reforms that have helped those that need help in society. The question that has to be asked do these reforms make up for Chappaquiddick, in this case he drove his car off a bridge and drowned an Campaign Aide of RFK, Mary Jo Kopechne, he swam away from the car, contacted his political aides before the local authorities. Thus does public good negate the death of Mary Jo Kopechne, it cant, it does not matter how many good works you do if you destroy a life there are consequences, for Edward Kennedy it was that he was never President, but he helped a young Senator Obama become President. President Obama stated the following after the death of Senator Kennedy, " The outpouring of love, gratitude, and fond memories to which we've all borne witness is a testament to the way this singular figure in American history touched so many lives. His ideas and ideals are stamped on scores of laws and reflected in millions of lives -- in seniors who know new dignity, in families that know new opportunity, in children who know education's promise, and in all who can pursue their dream in an America that is more equal and more just -- including myself.......in the United States Senate, I can think of no one who engendered greater respect or affection from members of both sides of the aisle. His seriousness of purpose was perpetually matched by humility, warmth, and good cheer. He could passionately battle others and do so peerlessly on the Senate floor for the causes that he held dear, and yet still maintain warm friendships across party lines........And that's one reason he became not only one of the greatest senators of our time, but one of the most accomplished Americans ever to serve our democracy.......His extraordinary life on this earth has come to an end. And the extraordinary good that he did lives on. For his family, he was a guardian. For America, he was the defender of a dream. " But dreams are complicated, the dream of Camelot, of JFK, RFK and Edward Kennedy had light but also darkness, thus back to Chappaquiddick.