freetime wrote:
Moby Grape wrote:
Artie60438 wrote:
Meanwhile the Repubs are stuck with their comic book character "Caribou Barbie"
Let's have a list of skills and qualifications and accomplishments Caroline Kennedy has on her resume that makes you believe she's the one to fill Hillary's Senate seat...
really let's see them...
Has there ever been a Kennedy that never held a job that was paid from the gub'mint trough?
I've never heard of a Kennedy who needed the money from a government job. Instead, people like Teddy, RFK Jr. and Caroline, all of whom need never work a day, do what they can to improve this country.
Why don't I hear you guys calling columnist Robert Novak a murderer who deserved to die from brain cancer a murderer for his hit and run killing of a pedestrian a few years ago?
Oh yeah, that's right. He was a CONSERVATIVE.
That makes it all different, right? The rationalization of the needs and wants of the elite, in particular the Kennedy clan, needs further dissection. Power has a tendacy to go hand and hand with money. The Kennedy's have had a seemingly unlimited cash flow for 3 generations, thanks to the unscrupulous Grandpa Joe. His dealings, financially and slight of hand, resulted in prosperity of great proportions, even while most Americans were reeling from the tragedy of the Depression. Power is the main attraction and the desirable goal of most members of this clan. They have achieved a presidency, nearly acheived a repeat but for the unfortunate death of Robert Kennedy, and have held positions of high status, including senators, congressmen,etc. Not only do they crave power, they thrive on it. To them, it is just as important, if not more so, than the money they have. Also, they live as one who has invulnerability, continually getting into legal and criminal difficulties, yet not touched by reprisal or justice. Ted Kennedy could have easily saved Mary Jo Kopechne, but her silence was needed, as reportedly she was pregnant and he was the suspected father. He is getting his just due, even though is appears to be long overdue.
It is not to say that all of this clan are cut from the same cloth as Grandpa Joe, but most are. Murderers, thieves, and drug addicts appear to permeate all generations of this clan. The general populace, and most families, have their share of "black sheep", but they either do not have the influence or the financial tools, to offset the usual consequences of the actions of members of their families as do the Kennedy's.