Kennedy Dead

I didn't think it would be long.

Sen. Edward Kennedy, the longtime, beloved lawmaker whose personal tragedies along with his professional triumphs and losses unfolded in the public eye, has died of brain cancer. He was 77.

Beloved by some, perhaps. Mary Jo Kopechne could not be reached for comment.

Me, I merely rue the fact that of the four Kennedy brothers, he was the only one to live a full life. I swear, there must be a curse on that family. The sins of the father....

And if you thought Paul Wellstone's funeral was a political circus, you ain't seen nothin' yet.