http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcYsO890YJY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsaTElBljOE

The Kennedy's are no different than any Mafia family. Joe Kennedy made his family's wealth the same way Al Capone made his money BOOTLEGGING LIQUOR. Joe's family lived lives of excess and they were able to ride their fame through some very stormy waters. The Chappaquiddick incident aside, Ted Kennedy had more than his fair share of shady situations whether it's getting his drug addict son out of trouble and allowing him to keep his seat in Congress or whether it's allowing his nephew to get away with rape, Teddy had his fair share of controversies.

On the political side, Ted Kennedy came up with the idea for HMO's (something he later changed his mind on), he got No Child Left Behind enacted, the immigration acts he passed weren't great for America...they did get results for the Democrats but not for America.

Sure Ted had his good side, he did a lot for civil rights, but the bad/questionable stuff he did shouldn't be left off the table...I'm only hoping his Nationalized Healthcare doesn't come into effect on account of his death.