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Wednesday, September 05, 2012

Democrats Celebrate Ted Kennedy, Mary Jo Kopechne Unavailable For Comment

Liberal Logic 101:
It’s OK to falsely accuse Mitt Romney of being responsible for the death of a woman he never met, while celebrating the memory of Ted Kennedy who let a woman drown to death.

H/T: Instapundit

A brief summary of Ted's accomplishments:

  • Democratic U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1962-2009
  • A key player in the creation of Medicare in 1965
  • A major driving force behind the passage of the Immigration Reform Act of 1965
  • Escaped manslaughter charges for 1969 Chappaquiddick incident
  • In the 1980s, supported the Nuclear Weapons Freeze Campaign, a Soviet-sponsored initiative that would have frozen the USSR's military superiority in place
  • Secretly contacted the head of the Soviet KGB in 1983, in an effort to undermine the Reagan presidency
  • Described the 2003 U.S. war in Iraq as “a fraud”
  • Favored higher taxes for people in upper income brackets, but took many measures to minimize his own tax liability
  • Died on August 26, 2009

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