Ted Kennedy may be one of the most important factors in the election of President Barack Obama (along with him being the best man for the job). When faced with mounting pressure from his friends, the Clintons, Ted Kennedy stood by his convictions and did the right thing. In response to what he felt were racially-tinged remarks by Bill Clinton and the growing negative tone of Hillary Clinton's campaign, he endorsed the black guy that no one thought could win. While he is not without flaw (The car crash in Martha's Vineyard that he didn't report although his female passenger died, sex on a motorboat caught by paparazzi, etc) he has been a consistent champion of civil liberties and the model representative for his state of Massachusetts.
Let's take a moment of silence for a man who lived by conviction and compassion that yielded consistent results.
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