Thought on Ted Kennedy

The effusive praise comes from either people who liked his politics or politicians who admired his skill, all public posturing. If character is what you are when no-one is watching - or no-one but your cronies - it's hard to see Edward Kennedy's as anything but a void.

Celebrities. Ah, America - keep patting yourself on the back of being the land of the free and the home of the individual. It's actually true in a way, although not to say it's anything exclusive to America. And not that most American bother with freedom or individuality themselves.