Of Delusions and Grandeur
As the accolades continue to be piled on Senator Kennedy by those who seek to continue his failed efforts, let us take a moment to examine what his “triumph” has wrought. His lifetime of pampered living, privilege, wealth and power. These men and women, left and right, just love to pat themselves on the back and make wild claims of success and sacrifice for their decades on the government dole. Ted Kennedy and his contemporaries, men and women much like himself, who have known little else beside the exclusivity and comfort of one of the most prestigious jobs in history, have little to brag about.
Kennedy embodied the failure of American liberalism and more importantly , the obvious need strict oversight of so called “pork barrel” expenditures which these “selfless” congressmen surreptitiously use to cement their re-elections. Teddy and his cohorts, without a doubt, own the wretched condition we now find ourselves in.
Who, if not them, do we blame for government excess, for out of control deficits, ten percent unemployment , ridiculous economic conditions, high oil and gas prices, war and poverty, environmental havoc and other failures on a list that is endless.
We must ask….was Kennedy partnered with McCain as weapons and technology sales continue unabated to so-called allies around the globe? Have Kennedy and Hatch played footsie as millions of manufacturing jobs moved overseas? Did the good Senator(s) from Massachusetts consult with the Alaskan “Teddy” as they tax and spend to build billion dollar tunnels or bridges to nowhere? As trillions are wasted on the government largess of pet projects, overreaching weapons development, social engineering, redistribution of wealth, wall street fraud, and a multitude of other government “programs” over the past 40 years….what exactly is there to praise?
Teddy was also given credit for his “shaping” of the Supreme Court. But here again we see the abject failure of the good Senator. For as we look at most of the major social decisions rendered we see the unmistakable influence of ideology. The court is supposed to “interpret” the Constitution and render decisions based on what the founders wrote. But as we see major decision after major decision come down in five to four verdicts we have to understand just how biased the court is. Be it liberal or conservative, the court is anything but “Supreme”.
There can be no doubt that Ted Kennedy did some good as a US Senator. But the truth is Americans rejected his social world view unequivocally. He was not a main stream American. He was not a man who pushed America to greatness but rather his influence brought America to the blandness and mediocrity of its current state.
Let the record stand.
