R.I.P. Ted Kennedy: Justice, Fairness & Opportunity

by Leigh Graham · 2009-08-26 18:50:00 UTC
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Ted Kennedy at ELAC

Justice.  Fairness.  Opportunity.

Those are the values by which he fought his whole, privileged life.  It was his mandate, in a wealthy, famous family, to fight for those with less, on behalf of those with less.  And throughout his professional life, Senator Ted Kennedy, D-MA for 47 years, did exactly that.  At this late hour of the day, I can't possibly add any new insight to the eulogies and obits and memoriams that are circulating.  But I do remember campaigning for Hillary Clinton in San Antonio, and being struck by the # of people who asked me why I was supporting Clinton if Kennedy had endorsed Obama.  I was surprised by how popular and revered he was beyond the borders of Massachusetts.  I really never realized how far his legacy reached.

Change.org bloggers have paid tribute to the "liberal lion" of the Senate throughout the day.  Check out how Kennedy backed our fights for social justice - to stop genocide and homelessness and poverty; to promote human rights, environmental sustainability (Cape Wind notwithstanding, ahem),  LGBT equality, and women's rights (ok, in his personal life he was working on this); to strengthen global health and, of course, health care.

Please, in memoriam, help us finish Sen. Kennedy's job to bring universal health care to all Americans.

(Photo of Ted Kennedy at ELAC by xavierla)

Leigh Graham
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