Thursday, August 27, 2009
'Not even Massachusetts's greatest family'
The Most Gracious Kennedy Remembrance Column By A Conservative Award goes to George Will. He also notes the recent death of Kennedy's sister, Eunice, whose passing away I should have noted earlier. I had a mentally retarded relative from the same generation as Rosemary Kennedy. One can't overestimate how much relatives of the mentally ill appreciate what Eunice Kennedy Shriver did for the 'intellectually disabled.' It's beyond depressing to think what Rosemary and others like her endured before Eunice helped launch what can only be called the 1960s' second civil rights movement, one on behalf of human beings who truly couldn't help themselves. ...
Shelly also has a nice column this morning. I fall into the same sentimental softy category. Though I disagreed with Kennedy on many major issues, I ended up liking and admiring Ted a lot, not least for his ability to overcome incredible family tragedies and to find happiness in his later years. He aged well. ... OK, a plug for Howie's non-sentimental-softy column. Like Adam R and others, I was also curious to see what Howie would say. That curiousity factor says something about Howie's staying power as an old-fashioned newspaper columnist in an age when there aren't many old-fashioned can't-ignore-'em newspaper columnists left. As it was, Howie was pretty restrained this morning (by Howie's standards). ... My disclosure, in case any self-appointed ethicist makes a federal case out of my complimenting the work of two colleagues in one post. ... P.S. -- Dan's piece touches on the issue of why a few at One Herald Square might still hold a grudge against Ted.
Update -- Kevin also has a good column today.
The Most Gracious Kennedy Remembrance Column By A Conservative Award goes to George Will. He also notes the recent death of Kennedy's sister, Eunice, whose passing away I should have noted earlier. I had a mentally retarded relative from the same generation as Rosemary Kennedy. One can't overestimate how much relatives of the mentally ill appreciate what Eunice Kennedy Shriver did for the 'intellectually disabled.' It's beyond depressing to think what Rosemary and others like her endured before Eunice helped launch what can only be called the 1960s' second civil rights movement, one on behalf of human beings who truly couldn't help themselves. ...
Shelly also has a nice column this morning. I fall into the same sentimental softy category. Though I disagreed with Kennedy on many major issues, I ended up liking and admiring Ted a lot, not least for his ability to overcome incredible family tragedies and to find happiness in his later years. He aged well. ... OK, a plug for Howie's non-sentimental-softy column. Like Adam R and others, I was also curious to see what Howie would say. That curiousity factor says something about Howie's staying power as an old-fashioned newspaper columnist in an age when there aren't many old-fashioned can't-ignore-'em newspaper columnists left. As it was, Howie was pretty restrained this morning (by Howie's standards). ... My disclosure, in case any self-appointed ethicist makes a federal case out of my complimenting the work of two colleagues in one post. ... P.S. -- Dan's piece touches on the issue of why a few at One Herald Square might still hold a grudge against Ted.
Update -- Kevin also has a good column today.
