And let me say this about ol' Teddy's passing. While I think he was murderer, generally a POS human with a far left self serving agenda, and our legislature will be better off without him, there are people truly grieving for him, and they have my sympathy. As much as I disliked the man, I'm trying very hard not to come off like the ass hats that rejoiced in the passing of Tony Snow, which really upset me.
This is my sentiment as well.
His politics and left serving agenda really rashed me these last few years (when I began to come into my own positions and could truly appreciate them). Don't get me started about his Bork spewage. However, there is part of me that acknowledges being somewhat mystified by the family history/tragedy in the US. I just turned 30 and I can easily remember US history classes over the years and probably the most significant event I learned about was the JFK assassination. I only knew the Kennedy's through the history book's eyes. And Ted since 2000 through cable news.
I discovered I didn't like Ted. Now I wonder if I saw the rest of history before me if I would have the same fantasy idea of who they were. I still empathize with losing someone you care about and watching a grandparent deteriorate. Thinking about the things Ted and his party gets away with, I won't miss that one bit.
Now of you ask my husband, he's a bit more to the right of where I sit. I think there are other motivations there but that's what he feels like and this is what I feel like.