Senator Ted Kennedy was laid to rest today amongst much pomp and circumstance. The liberal press has fawned over his near five decades of liberal accomplishments and glossed over his many personal shortcomings. He was a "Senator for Life" and was larger than life particularly because of the two brothers before him. He was a liberal and proud of it. I give him credit for sticking by his beliefs that there was no government program too big to right the wrongs of the so-called oppressed. He was a champion of social justice but it was always at the expense of fiscal insanity.

He was a liberal Senator who was adored by his home state of Massachusetts and the liberal press. I think his popularity outside the Beltway and the liberal press is overrated. Let's face it, he was a dove on foreign policy. He tried to unseat an inept President, Jimmy Carter, and failed miserably. He was best at pushing for a liberal agenda and when he couldn't get his way, was always willing to compromise.

No one should have to die suffering the way he did the past few months. He should have stepped aside months ago when he became ill, instead of hanging onto his Senate seat  until the end. Now all the Dems are trying to figure out a way to replace him ASAP so their beloved overspending can continue.

Mr. Kennedy, rest in peace. You were the poster child for liberal government at any price. I will think about you every time I see the dozens of empty handicapped parking spaces and the unused curb cuts in all the locations I visit. And President Barack Obama will certainly try to carry your liberal torch in his quest to bankrupt the country with an ever- expanding welfare state. It's too bad you weren't more like your older brother, President John F. Kennedy, who was a friend of business and tough on our enemies.



Obama never wastes an opportunity to get on TV -- even for a eulogy.