It’s no secret that conservatives have had significant political differences with Senator Kennedy and most of his family for decades, but I’m with Michelle – I’ll put those aside today, in spite of how I’m sure there will be those in his party and the mainstream media who will use his death to push for the public option in the ObamaCare bill, and instead will send thoughts and prayers their way.

Tomorrow, as they say, is another day.

You said that you are putting aside your differences today, but over half of your own thoughts are about how people will be using Ted Kennedy as a weapon and about how conservatives have had differences with Ted Kennedy.

Whatever our political persuasions, the man just died. We all have our ideologies, and even though we all know that tomorrow is another day, can’t we just have one day that is peaceful and non-partisan to just honor someone who will forever be a part of our history? I’m not saying we have to like his values, but I think we can all agree that he cared passionately about his job. I love what I do, and I don’t think I could ever do it for more than 45 years. R.I.P.

Forgiveness is for what one is done to, but that forgiveness does not necessarily come with deliberately allowing continuing abuse when one has the power to stop the abuse.

And as far as “forgiveness and sympathy for everyone who is welcomed into salvation?” goes, there is another quote from the Bible, “By their fruits ye shall know them.”

And if we look at the murdering drunken sot that he was, it’s difficult to imagine he was “welcomed into salvation”, but again, I’m not the judge of his soul, thank God (literally), only what he was like here on earth.

From his brother’s Eulogy, to his victory speech, to singing in public. He was at the very least a personality for the liberals. One that they are proud of and have forgiven him a lot for.

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My main point here is forgiveness, but I pray that the person who replaces him can follow a lighter path.

Class is something his brothers had. AND It is absolutely correct that John and Robert were class personified. I shed many tears for both of them.

I concur. I adored John as he was elected on my 12th birthday. He was proud of this country, a hero in WWII, would never have apologized for the USA, and by today’s standards–would be a conservative. I shuddered when someone compared John Kerry to JFK because their respective war records were 180-degrees out. I was in the Navy when Kerry was trashing the military in the Senate. I don’t know what happens to politicians when they have money, fame, and power. . . but it is not good. I don’t want to appear insensitive but Kennedy’s last effort was to over turn the law he had passed when Mitt Romney was governor: a true LIBERAL to the end. While he was receiving premiere treatment for his cancer, he was trying to force the American people to accept ObamaCare that would deny us the same privileges at 77. Ironic!

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Now that there’s only the slight danger that a Republican could be elected in that special election, they are whining that MA will only have 1 senator for the next 5 months.

Gosh, I’m surely glad their concern about equal representation in the U.S. Senate has nothing to do with political concerns.

‘Course, if they were honest they’d do away with elections altogether because the voters can be so fickle sometimes and elect a Republican to what should, nationwide, rightfully belong to the Democrats. After all, they are the only ones with the common man at heart, right?

Class was something old-style liberals had most of the time.

Class was an unknown quality to him. And to most the Democrats in Congress today.

I’m sure there will be those in his party and the mainstream media who will use his death to push for the public option in the ObamaCare bill

It’s already started.

It speaks volumes about the difference between the left and the right in this country. On the right, respectful thoughts and prayers for the family. On the left, renewed political exploitation.