Kennedy’s Self-Serving Letter
Written by Brian Garst, Posted in Health Care, Welfare & Entitlements, Media Bias
The media is falling all over itself with Senator Kennedy’s selfless request that the Massachusetts legislature change the rules for appointing a successor to his seat in the event of his death, all in the name of ensuring passage of wonderful, free health care for all Americans. Hooray!
It’s all bunk.
In 2004, Mitt Romney was the governor of Massachusetts. If John Kerry had won the election, current Massachusetts law would have allowed Romney to replace him in the Senate. Democrats couldn’t allow this and changed the law specifically to prevent a republican appointment. Senator Kennedy supported this political gamesmanship, and that’s exactly what he is engaging in now.
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